"denarius :: Denarius (n.) A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the penny of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as..

Abaciscus :: Abaciscus (n.) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.

Abaculus :: Abaculus (n.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements..

Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc..

Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China..

Abacus :: Abacus (n.) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column..

Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work..

Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard..

Abacuses :: Abacuses (pl. ) of Abacu.

Abdominous :: Abdominous (a.) Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.

Abiogenous :: Abiogenous (a.) Produced by spontaneous generation.

Ablatitious :: Ablatitious (a.) Diminishing; as, an ablatitious force..

Ablush :: Ablush (adv. & a.) Blushing; ruddy.

Abnormous :: Abnormous (a.) Abnormal; irregular.

Abomasus :: Abomasus (n.) The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach omasum. See Ruminantia..

Absentaneous :: Absentaneous (a.) Pertaining to absence.

Absonous :: Absonous (a.) Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous.

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Abstaining from wine.

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet..

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life..

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Promotive of abstemiousness.

Abstemiousness :: Abstemiousness (n.) The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance..

Abstentious :: Abstentious (a.) Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.

Abstractitious :: Abstractitious (a.) Obtained from plants by distillation.

Abstruse :: Abstruse (a.) Concealed or hidden out of the way.

Abstruse :: Abstruse (a.) Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning..

Abstrusely :: Abstrusely (adv.) In an abstruse manner.

Abstruseness :: Abstruseness (n.) The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension.

Abstrusion :: Abstrusion (n.) The act of thrusting away.

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