Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . an abyss.—Abyssic, a. (,GeoV) Pert,to an abyss, esp. to strata wliich formed the bottomof a deep sea. Acacia, a-KashT-a, n. (Bot.) A genus of leguminoustrees and shrubs, usually with thorns and pinnateleaves. Acacio, a-kashY-o, n. A heavy wood of the samefamily with the red mahogany. Academy, a-kade-mT, n. A garden near Athens(named from Academus) where Plato taught; hence,Platos school of philo
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . an abyss.—Abyssic, a. (,GeoV) Pert,to an abyss, esp. to strata wliich formed the bottomof a deep sea. Acacia, a-KashT-a, n. (Bot.) A genus of leguminoustrees and shrubs, usually with thorns and pinnateleaves. Acacio, a-kashY-o, n. A heavy wood of the samefamily with the red mahogany. Academy, a-kade-mT, n. A garden near Athens(named from Academus) where Plato taught; hence,Platos school of philosophy; a kind of higherschool or seminary ; an institution for the promo-tion of art or science.— Academic, -ical, a. Of orrelating to a higher institution of learning.—Aca-demic, n. A follower of Plato; a student in a col-lege, university, etc. — Academ^ics, n. (Met.) ThePlatonic philosophy. — Academically, adv. — Ac-ademician, -mishan, n. A member of an acad-emy, or learned society, esp., of the French Acad-emy. Acaleph, ak-a-lef, n. (Zool.) A radiate marine animal;a jelly-fish; a sea-nettle;—so called from its sting-ing power. Acuithus, a-kanthu8, n.; pi. Eng. Acanthuses, Acanthi. {Arch.) Anornament resemblingthe foliage or leaves ofthe acanthus, as inCorinthian capitals.(Bot.) A genus ofiierbaceous pricklyI)lants. —Acantbaceous,-thashus, a. Armedwith prickles, as a plant. — Acan thocarpoua,-karpus, a. (Bot.) the fruit covered with spines. — Acantho-ceph-alan, -sefa-lan, n. (Zo61.) A .species of intes-tinal worm, having its proboscis armed with sjiines. — Acan^thopod, n. (Zool.) A species of iiisi ct hav-ing spinv legs. — Acanthopodious, -podf-us, a.(Bot.) Having spinous petioles. —Acanthopteryg-ious, -te-rij-T-us, a. Thorny-finned, — applied to anorder of fishes. Acatalectic, a-kat-a-lektik, a. (P7-os.) ISTot defective; — said of a verse \\itich has the complete number ofsyllables. Acataleptic, a-kat-a-leptik, a. Incapable
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