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
Licence: Public Domain Mark
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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![Actual Firt [with surgeons'} that which bums at firfl: Touch, as Fire itfelf, or Searing Irons. AcTUa'lity ?[of attuatis, L.] Perfe&ion of Be- A'ctualn ess 5 i°g- A'ctuary [afiuarius, L] a Clerk who regifters the Canons and Ordinances of a Convocation. To A'cTUATE [of a&um, L.J to bring into Aftion, to move, to quicken, to ftir up. Actuo'se [aftuofus, L.] very bufy. ToA'cUATE [acuatum, L.J to lharpen. Acu'leATE [aculeatus, L.] having a Sting. A'c u m e n , an Edge or Point; Quicknels or Sharpnefs of Wit, L. To Acu'minate [acuminate, L.] to bring to a Point, to lharpen. Acu're [with Chymifls] a Liquor heighten’d, or made more piercing by a ftronger, as Spirit of Wine quickens the Juice of Lemons. Acu'te [acutus, L.J Sharp-pointed, keen; alio ffiarp- witted, lubtle ; alfo ingenious. Acute Accent, fee Accent. Acute Angle [in Geometry] any Angle lefs than a right Angle; or containing lefs than 90 Degrees, as Acute Angled Triangle [Trigonometry] a Tri¬ angle which has all its Angles acute, as Acute Angular Section of a Cone [Conick Sec- tionsj a Term given to an Ellipfis or Oval Figure by ancient Geometricians, they confidering it only in that Cone, the Seftion of which by the Axis is a Triangle A- cute-angled at the Vertex. Acute Difeafe [with Phyjtcians] a Diftcmper that by reafon of its Vehemence, loon grows to an Height, and either abates or kills the Patient. Acu'to Cin Mufick Both] a Voice or Sound that is high or flu ill. Acyrologi'a ['Axv&Myi«.> Gr] an improper Way of fpeaking; a Bull. An, at the Beginning of Bnglifb proper Names, fignifies the fame with ad or apud with the Latins, and fo Adflon fimnfies at fome Stone, Adhill, near or at lome Hill. ^Ada'cieb [adaftus, L. ] beaten or driven in by Force. _ , A'd ad [TO, Syr. i.e. the one] a Deity of the AJfy- rians, the Sun, they reckoned the Barth to be his Wife, which they call’d the Goddefs Adargytes. Adadun e'phros [of’AJed©-and Gr. a Kid¬ ney]) a precious Stone refembling a Kidney. AT age [cadagium, L.] a Proverb or old Saying. Adagial, pertaining to a Proverb, proverbial. A d A 'g 1 cT [in Mufick Books] denotes the Howell, cfpe- ■ Ada'go S- cially if the Word be twice repeated. Ado' S AdaTides, Spanifi Military Officers. ATamant [adamas, L] a Diamond, the hardeft, moft glittering and valuable of all precious Stones. Adama'ntine [adamantinus, L.] pertaining to or made of a Diamond ; hard ; alfo inflexible. AT a mite, a Se£l of Hereticks, which pretended to be reftored to Adam's Innocence, went naked in their Af- femblies, are reported to have condemned Marriages, and to have had Women in common. Ada'nimated [adanimatus, L.] heartened,encouraged. Adape'rtile [adapertilis, L.] eafy to be opened. To Ada'pt [adaptare, L.] to make fit, to apply or fiuit one thing to another. ToAda'ptate [adaptatum, L.] to fit. A'dar [Hi*, i.e. mighty, Heb.J the twelfth Month of the Jewijb Year, which for the moft part anfwcrs to Part of February, and Part of March. Ada'rcon, a Gold Coin of the Jews in Value fifteen Shillings Sterling. ATAR1DGE [ChymifryJ Sal Armoniack. To Adco'rforate [of adeerporare, L.J to join Body to Body. Adcredulita're [Law TermJ to purge one’sfelf of an Offence by Oath. To Add [addere, L.J to join or put to. To Adde'cimate [addecimare, L.J to take Tithes. Adde'pHagy [AiTJt(pct>/*> Gr.j infatiable eating. ATder fvErteji, -Sax.J a dangerous Serpent whole Poifin is' deadly. Adder’s Grafs, an Herb. Ad d er’s Tongue, an Herb which has one Angle Leaf, in the middle of which is a fmall Stalk like the Tongue of an Adder. Adder’/ Wort, an Herb. Adder -Stung, a Term ufed of Cows, Horles, ana other Cattle, that have been bit by any venomous Reptiles or Adders, a Hedge-hog or Shrew, &c. ATdice? [Atoeya, -Sax.J a Cooper’s Inftrument to A'dze S chop or cut with. To Addi'ct [addiflum, L.J to give one’s felfup whol¬ ly to a Thing, to apply one’s Mind wholly ro it. Addi'tament [additamentum, L.J a Thing added; an Advant, an Encreale. Additaments [[with Phyftciansf Things added anew to the ordinary Ingredients in any Compofition. Additaments [[with Chymifls ^ any thing added to a Menftruum for the rendering it moie efficacious to open and dilfolve any mixed Body. Addition, an adding, joining, or putting to ; an Encreale. Addition ([in ArithmetickJ a Rule by which leveral Numbers are added together, that their totai Sum may be found out, as 2 and 2 make 4, £5c. simple Addition [ArithmetickJ is the collecting leveral Numbers which exprels Things of the fame kind into one Sum, as Pounds, Shillings, Pence, Miles, Yards, or. Compound Addition [Arithmetick _] is the lumming or adding up Things of different Names or Kinds, as Pounds, Shillings, Pence. Addition, ([of Eftatef or Quality, in a Law Senle, are Yeomali, Gentleman, Efquire, &c. Addition, [of DegreeJ the fame as Names of Dig¬ nity, as Duke, Earl, &c. Additions [of Place J as fuch a Pcrlon of Londont Brifiol, &c. * Addition [in Algebra^ is performed by joining toge¬ ther the Quantities propos’d, preserving their proper Signs, and the peculiar Sign or Mark of Addition, which is 4, and is always fuppoled to belong ro the Quantity follow¬ ing it; thus if to 4 times a, you add five times a, the Sum is 4 4 5 a. Add/tioN AL [additional!!, L.J that is added over and above. Additiona'les [Chit Law J - additional Terms or Propofitions to be added to the rorrner Agreement Addle [of A^el, Sax. a Dileafe, or of Atlian, Sax. to be fick] empty or rotten, ccmmonly faid ot jigg.s, q. d. a lick Egg. Addle, the dry Lees of Wine. Addle -headed, empty-fcull’d, (illy, ftupid. To Addou'lce [addoucii, F. of ad and dulcis, L.J to fweeten ; allb to foften. Addre'ss [of addrejfe, F.J fuitable and dextrous Be¬ haviour in the Management of an Affair, prudent Condutl; alfo a lhort Remonftrance or Petition made by a Parlia¬ ment ; alfo an Application or Dedication to a Perlon To Address [of addrejfer, F J to prelent a Petition to ; allb to make Application to a Perlon. Addubb’d, created, made, as an addubb’d Knight. Addu'cent [adducent, L.J drawing or leading to. Adducent Mufdes, fee AdduHores. Addu'ctor Oculi [with Anatomi/lsJ a Mulcle of the Eye, fo called from the drawing the Pupil or Apple of the Eye towards the Nofe; the lame is alio called Bibi~ torius, becaufe it direfts the Eye towards the Cup when a Perfon is drinking Adductor Pollicis [ Anatomy] a Mulcle arifing in common with the Abduitor Indicts, alcendmg obliquely to its Inlertion, at the upper Part of the firft Bone of the Thumb. Its Ufe is to bring the Thumb nearer to the Forefinger. L. Adductor Pollicis Pedis [AnatomyJ a Mufcle of the Great Toe arifing from the lower Parts of the Os cuneifor- me tertium, and is inlerted to the Cffa Sefamoidea ©f the great Toe, being oppofite laterally to the AbauBor Pollicis pedis. Its Ufe is to bring the Great Toe nearer to the reft. Adducto'res [with Anatomifts J fuch Mufclcs as bring to, dole, or draw together any Parts of the Body to which they are joined. Ade'catist, one who is againft paying Titbes. AdELe'ntado [spa.] the Deputy of a Province for a King or General. Ade'ling [A’oelin^, Sax. excellent] a Title of Ho¬ nour among the Englifi Saxons, belonging properly to the Heir apparent to the Crown. Ade'lphid«s [’AH^lTJ?, Gr.J a kind of Palm Tree, whole Fruit has the Tafte of Figs. Aden [”AJhv, Gr.j [with AnatomtfisJ a certain Glan¬ dule or Kernel in an animal Body ; alio a Swelling in the Groin, the fame as Bubo, Aden o'-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30449819_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
