Afflatus :: Afflatus (n.) A breath or blast of wind.

Afflatus :: Afflatus (n.) A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.

Agnus Castus :: Agnus castus () A species of Vitex (V. agnus castus); the chaste tree.

Ailantus :: Ailantus (n.) A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom..

Amarantus :: Amarantus (n.) Same as Amaranth.

Ambitus :: Ambitus (n.) The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell..

Ambitus :: Ambitus (n.) A canvassing for votes.

Amotus :: Amotus (a.) Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground..

Apparatus :: Apparatus (pl. ) of Apparatu.

Apparatus :: Apparatus (n.) Things provided as means to some end.

Apparatus :: Apparatus (n.) Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism..

Apparatus :: Apparatus (n.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus..

Apparatuses :: Apparatuses (pl. ) of Apparatu.

Arbutus :: Arbutus (n.) Alt. of Arbut.

Asbestus :: Asbestus (n.) Alt. of Asbesto.

Asphaltus :: Asphaltus (n.) See Asphalt.

Benedictus :: Benedictus (a.) The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.

Boletus :: Boletus (n.) A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous..

Buffing Apparatus :: Buffing apparatus () See Buffer, 1..

Cactus :: Cactus (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America..

Cactuses :: Cactuses (pl. ) of Cactu.

Cathetus :: Cathetus (n.) One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle..

Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.

Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form..

Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron..

Cirro-stratus :: Cirro-stratus (n.) See under Cloud.

Cognatus :: Cognatus (n.) A person connected through cognation.

Conatus :: Conatus (n.) A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself; an attempt; an effort.

Conspectus :: Conspectus (n.) A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.

Contuse :: Contuse (v. t.) To beat, pound, or together..

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