Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey.

  • Nathan Bailey
Date:
1730
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Credit: Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Acou'sticks [Acouflica, L. 'Anas'ota, Gr] either Infliuments or Medicines which help the Senfe of Hearing. To Ac quaint ? [of accointer, F.J to give In- Tomake Acquainted]3 telligence or Notice of, to make known to, to inform or tell one of any Matter. Acquaintance [of accointame, F] Fellowlhip, Conveilation, Correfpondence; allb one with whom a Per- fon is converfant or acquainted. . To Acquiesce [acquiefcere, L.] to reft fatisfied with, to confcnt, to yield, to comply with. Acquiescement, [Acquiefcement, F.j Acquiefcence. Acqui e'sc enc e ( acquiefcere, L.] Conient, Com- . Ac qui e's c en c y > pliance, Condelcenfion. Acquieta'ndis Plegiis [in Law] a Writ which lies for a Surety again 11 a Creditor, who refules to acquit one after Payment of a Debt. Acquieta'ntia de Shiris & Hundredis [in Law] a Freedom from Suit and Service in Shires and Hundreds. Ac quiet a're [Law Word] to pay the Debts of a decealed Perlbn, as an Heir does the Debts of his Father. To Acqui're [acquirere, L.] to attain to, to get, to purchale. Acquisition, an Obtaining, &c. Acqjji'sts [acqttifita, L. acquefls, F.J Procurements, Purchafes; but moll properly Victories gained, or Con- quells won by the Sword. fo Ac qu i't [of acquitter, F.J to difeharge or free from. Ac QU i'r m ENT > [in LawJ a letting free from the Sulpi- Acqui'ttal ^ cion of Guilt or an Offence ; allb a 1 enant s Dilcharge from or by a Mefne Landlord, from doing Service to, or being dillurbed in his Poffeflion by any Superior Lord or Paramount. Acquittal [in Law] is when two Perlons are in¬ dited, the one as Principal, and the other as Accelfory; the Principal being dilcharged, the Accellorof Conlequence is acquitted. Acquittal [in Fa3f is when a Perlbn is found not .to be guilty of the Offence, with which he was charged, either by the Verdift of a Jury, or by overcoming his Ad- verlary in the ancient Way of Trial’by Battle or Combat. Acquittance [of acquit, F. and Termination ance] a Dilcharge or Releale given in Writing for a Sum of Money, or other Duty paid or done. Acra'pula [’Aitfcii7r«An, Gr.] a Remedy by Way of Prevention of Drunkennels and Surfeiting, L. ATrasy [acrajia, L. of ’Axfow/ct, of a neg. andxfacos- Difpofition, &c.] an Indifpofition or Diforder. Acras'ia [in Phyjical Writers] the Excels or Pre¬ dominancy of one Quality above another in the Con- llitution of a human Body ; alfo in a Medicinal Compo- fition. AT R£ [Acepe, Saxi] a Meafure of Land, containing forty Perches in Length, and four in Breadth, or 160 Iquare Poles or Perches. AT Re, an Aft of Parliament made in the Time of King Edward I. ordained, that an Acre of Land Ihould contain 160 Perches or Poles to be made out Square, or 4840 Yards Square, or 43560 Feet Square; but in divers Places in this Kingdom this has been altered by Cullom, by varying Perches in the Number of Feet, as 18, 20, 24, and lometimes 28 Feet to the Perch. Acre'me [Law] ten Acres of Land. Acribi'a [’Axfijls/ct, Gr.J an exquiliteor delicate Ac¬ curacy. Acrido'phagi [of atUf'Sts Loculls, and tpxyur, Gr. to eatj a People of Ethiopia, that fed principally on Loculls, which they took and falted in the Spring of the Year for their Handing Food the reft of it. Acrimonious Bodies [with Philojophers] fuch as have a great Acrimony, the Particles of which cut, fret, de- llroy and diffoive whatloever comes in their Way. ATrimony ['Axga^ov/tt, Gr.J Sharpnels, Eagernels, Tavtnels. Acrisi'a ?[AK^criet of a neg. and x(>/W, Gr. Judg- A c ris Y S mentj that of which no Judgment is pall, or Choice made ; alfo a Matter in Difpute, or which is not yet determin’d ; alfo want of Judicioufnefi, Ralhnels in judging. Acrisia ) [with Physicians'] the Uncertainty of the Acrisy. S Eftate of a Diftemper, lo that they can¬ not pals a right Judgment upon it. . AT R1TU D E [acritudo, L.J Sharpnels. A crity [acritas, L.J Sharpnels, Tartnefs in Tafte. Acroa'ticks [’Ax^alixa, Gr.J Arijlotle’s Leisures on the more nice and principal Parts of Philofophy, to whom none but Friends and Scholars were admitted by him. Acrocho'rdon [’AxfaxafJ'ay, of the extreme Part, and Gr. a StringJ a fort of large Wart, having a fmall Root like a String. Acro'drya [ Axf!)'pdo, ot a.x(o\ the Top 01 Extre¬ mity, and Gr. anOakJ all forts of Fruit havm ' hard Rinds or Shells, as Acorns, Almonds, Nuts, &c. ° Acro'mion [’Axp'-T/ov of i'xfjv and 3^, Gr. a ShoulderJ the upper Procefs or Knob of the Shoulder- blade, or the Top of the Shoulder, where the Neck-bones are united with the Shoulder-blade. AcRo'MPH ALUM [’AxpoT^aXOjOf ttToor and opt.pxA©, Gr. the Navel] the Top or Middle of the Navel. A'cron [Ax.pqv, Gr.] the Extremity or utmoft End of any Member; allb a little Stock or Stem. Acron fylvaticum [with Botamfisj the Herb Milf.il or Yarrow. Acro'n ych AL [with AJlronomers'S pertaininp' to *he Evening Twilight ; when a Star riles at Midnight, it is faid to rifeacronychally, and when a Siar fets with'’the fun, it is laid to let acronychaliy. A'cropis [of a.xp,<i tne higheft Pitch or Tip, and o-fy Gr. the Voice ] an Inarticulation of the Voice anting trom an Imperfection in the End of the Tongue Acroposthi'a [of ajf and the Prepuce, Gr.] the Extremity of the Prepuce or Skin of the Yard Acro'psilon [of oiVpo? and fyix'oc, Gr. naked] the Extremity of the Clans. Acro's [''Axfor, Gr.J the Top of an Herb, of a Finger, or any other Thing. Acros [in Phyfickj the Height of aDifeafe. Acros [in Anatomy j the Prominence or Knob, or Top of a Bone. A'crospiked [with MaljlersJ a Term uled of Bar¬ ley, which in malting, fprouts at the upper or Blade End. Acro'stick [of tt'xpof the Extremity, and c/W a VerleJ a Piece of Poetry ordeied fo, that the full Letters of every Verfe may contain fomc particular Name, Title, Motto or Sentence. 5 AcRo't ER Es [’Axpo'Yeiot, Gr.J Acrote'ria with Anatomtflij the u .ft Part of a Man’s Body ; as his Fingers Ends, &V. Acro'teres ([in ArchiteHure~\ little Pedeftals, com- Acroteri'a S monly without Bafes, placed at the middle, and both Extremes of Frontifpieces or Pediments, which ferve to fupport Statues; allb thole iharp Pinnacles or fpiry Battlements, Handing in Ranges about flat Buddings, with Rails and Ballufters; alfo the Figures, whether of Stone or Metal, which are placed as Ornaments or Crown¬ ings on the Tops of Temples and other Edifices. Acrot ei?Ia'smus [of (txp&.'Jagi* of «.’xfa/]neV<>, Gr. to cut oft' the extreme Parts] the Ampntation or cutting off any of the extreme Parts. Po Act labium, lup. of ago, L.] to do, operate or perform An Act labium, L.] a Deed, a Performance or Thing done ; allb a Part of a Play. 5 Act I in Phyjicks] an efteftive Exercife, or Application of fome Power or Faculty. Act of Faith [in the Inquifition in Spain] a lolemn Day held by the Inquifitors, for the Punilhment of fuch as they declare Uereticks, and the Ablolution of the Innocent acculed, called by them Auto de Fe. Act [with Metaphyficians] is that by which a Being is in real A ft ion : lb Running is an Aft, not as it is in the Power of any one, but as it if really performed Act, a Deed or Decree of Parliament, or other Courts of Judicature. Ac T [at the Univerfity of OxfordJ the Time when De¬ grees are taken; the fame is called Commencement at Cam¬ bridge. AcTje'a [with Botanifisf the Herb Wall-wort, or Ihrubby Elder, L. Action, the Poets tells us, that ABcton was transformed into a Buck (and torn in Pieces by his own Dogs) by Diana ; becaufe he happened to fee her naked Bathing herfelf. The Truth of this Fable is, Ail ton was a Man of Arcadia, a great Lover of Dogs and Hunting, and by keeping many Dogs, and Ipending his Time in Hunting on the Mountains, he entirely neglefted his Domeftick Af¬ fairs. For at that Time Men did the r Work themlelves, not depending on Servants, but till’d their own Land them-