Definition of as

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As (n.) A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce..

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Coromandel :: Coromandel (n.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal..
"""buff " :: Buff (n.) A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase Blindman's buff..
Deeply :: Deeply (adv.) With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue..
Venerable :: Venerable (a.) Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent..
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce..
Recuperator :: Recuperator (n.) Same as Regenerator.
Pocketful :: Pocketful (n.) As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket; as, pocketfuls of chestnuts..
Castle-guard :: Castle-guard (n.) The guard or defense of a castle.
Engorgement :: Engorgement (n.) The clogging of a blast furnace.
Rummy :: Rummy (a.) Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.
Ghastly :: Ghastly (superl.) Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..
Sundown :: Sundog (n.) A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos..
Cast :: Cast (n.) The act of casting or throwing; a throw.
Chronogram :: Chronogram (n.) An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs.- the capitals of which give, when added as numerals, the sum 1632..
Buddhistic :: Buddhistic (a.) Same as Buddhist, a..
Essay :: Essay (n.) A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce..
Stratarithmetry :: Stratagemical (a.) Containing stratagem; as, a stratagemical epistle..
Chuckle :: Chuckle (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck..
Probe :: Probe (v. t.) To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe..
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