Chapter 82

Ap*pease" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Appealed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appeasing .] [OE. apesen , apaisen , OF. apaisier , apaissier , F. apaiser , fr. a (L. ad ) + OF. pais peace, F. paix , fr. L. pax , pacis . See Peace .] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

Syn. -- To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.

Appeasement <Xpage=71>

Ap*pease"ment (#) , n. The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification.

Hayward.

Appeaser <Xpage=71>

Ap*peas"er (#) , n. One who appeases; a pacifier.

Appeasive <Xpage=71>

Ap*pea"sive (#) , a. Tending to appease.

Appellable <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"la*ble (#) , a. Appealable.

Appellancy <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"lan*cy (#) , n. Capability of appeal.

Appellant <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"lant (#) , a. [L. appellans , p. pr. of appellare ; cf. F. appelant . See Appeal .] Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant jurisdiction."

Hallam.

Party appellant (Law) , the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent , or appellee .

Tomlins.

Appellant <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"lant , n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.

2. A challenger. [Obs.]

Milton.

3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus.

4. One who appeals or entreats.

Appellate <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"late (#) , a. [L. appelatus , p. p. of appellare .] Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. " Appellate jurisdiction." Blackstone . " Appellate judges."

Burke.

Appelate court , a court having cognizance of appeals.

Appellate <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"late , n. A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See Appellee .

Appellation <Xpage=71>

Ap`pel*la"tion (#) , n. [L. appellatio , fr. appellare : cf. F. appellation . See Appeal .] 1. The act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.]

Spenser.

2. The act of calling by a name.

3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.

They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume.

Syn. -- See Name .

Appellative <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"la*tive (#) , a. [L. appellativus , fr. appellare : cf. F. appelatif . See Appeal .] 1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

Cudworth.

2. (gram.) Common, as opposed to proper ; denominative of a class.

Appellative <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"la*tive , n. [L. appelativum , sc. nomen .] 1. A common name, distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative , stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome , Washington , Lake Erie .

2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name.

God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the Defender of them. Jer. Taylor.

Appellatively <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"la*tive*ly , adv. After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively , that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man .

Appellativeness <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"la*tive*ness , n. The quality of being appellative.

Fuller.

Appellatory <Xpage=71>

Ap*pel"la*tory (#) , a. [L. appellatorius , fr. appellare .] Containing an appeal.

An appellatory libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant. Ayliffe.

Appellee <Xpage=71>

Ap`pel*lee" , n. [F. appel\'82 , p. p. of appeler , fr. L. appellare .] (Law) (a) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to appellant . (b) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor .

Blackstone.

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Appellor <Xpage=72>

Ap`pel*lor (#) , n. [OF. apeleur , fr. L. appellator , fr. appellare .] (Law) (a) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime. Blackstone . (b) One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices.

Blount. Burrill.

&hand; This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in appeal from a lower court, who is called the appellant . Appellee is opposed both to appellant and appellor .

Appenage <Xpage=72>

Ap"pen*age , n. See Appanage .

Append <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Appended ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appending .] [L. appendere or F. appendre : cf. OE. appenden , apenden , to belong, OF. apendre , F. appendre , fr. L. append<?/re , v. i., to hang to, append<?/re , v. t., to hang to; ad + pend<?/re , v. i., to hang, pend<?/re , v. t., to hang. See Pendant .] 1. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column.

2. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter .

A further purpose appended to the primary one. I. Taylor.

Appendage <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"age , n. 1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.

Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.

Antenn\'91 and other appendages used for feeling. Carpenter.

Syn. -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.

Appendaged <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"aged , a. Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.

Appendance <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"ance , n. [F.] Something appendant.

Appendant <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"ant , a. [F. appendant , p. pr. of appendre . See Append , v. t. ] 1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper .

As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house.

Wharton. Coke.

Appendant <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"ant , n. 1. Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.

2. (Law) A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.

Appendence, Appendency <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"ence (#) , Ap*pend"en*cy (#) , n. State of being appendant; appendance. [Obs.]

Appendical <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"i*cal (#) , a. Of or like an appendix.

Appendicate <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"i*cate (#) , v. t. To append. [Obs.]

Appendication <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend`i*ca"tion (#) , n. An appendage. [Obs.]

Appendicitis <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend`i*ci"tis (#) , n. (Med.) Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

Appendicle <Xpage=72>

Ap*pend"i*cle (#) , n. [L. appendicula , dim. of. appendix .] A small appendage.

Appendicular <Xpage=72>

Ap`pen*dic"u*lar (#) , a. Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate. [R.]

Appendicularia <Xpage=72>

Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ri*a (#) , n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larv\'91 of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.

Appendiculata <Xpage=72>

Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ta (#) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of annelids; the Polych&ae;ta.

Appendiculate <Xpage=72>

Ap`pen*dic"u*late (#) , a. [See Appendicle .] Having small appendages; forming an appendage.

Appendiculate leaf , a small appended leaf.

Withering.

Appendix <Xpage=72>

Ap*pen"dix (#) , n. ; pl. E. Appendixes (#) , L. Appendices (#) (#). [L. appendix , - dicis , fr. appendere . See Append .] 1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.

Normandy became an appendix to England. Sir M. Hale.

2. Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement , which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.

Syn. -- See Supplement .

Appension <Xpage=72>

Ap*pen"sion (#) , n. The act of appending. [Obs.]

Apperceive <Xpage=72>

Ap`per*ceive" (#) , v. t. [F. apercevoir , fr. L. ad + percipere , perceptum , to perceive. See Perceive .] To perceive; to comprehend.

Chaucer.

Apperception <Xpage=72>

Ap`per*cep"tion (#) , n. [Pref. ad- + perception : cf. F. apperception .] (Metaph.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.

Leibnitz. Reid.

This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton.

Apperil <Xpage=72>

Ap*per"il (#) , n. Peril. [Obs.]

Shak.

Appertain <Xpage=72>

Ap`per*tain" (#) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Appertained (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appertaining .] [OE. apperteinen , apertenen , OF. apartenir , F. appartenir , fr. L. appertinere ; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See Pertain .] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.

Things appertaining to this life. Hooker.

Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth . Lev. vi. 5.

Appertainment <Xpage=72>

Ap`per*tain"ment , n. That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [Obs. or R.]

Shak.

Appertinance, Appertinence <Xpage=72>

Ap*per"ti*nance (#) , Ap*per"ti*nence (#) , n. See Appurtenance .

Appertinent <Xpage=72>

Ap*per"ti*nent (#) , a. Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written appurtenant .]

Coleridge.

Appertinent <Xpage=72>

Ap*per"ti*nent , n. That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [Obs.]

Shak.

Appete <Xpage=72>

Ap*pete" (#) , v. t. [L. appetere : cf. F. app\'82ter . See Appetite .] To seek for; to desire. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Appetence <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*tence (#) , n. [Cf. F. app\'82tence . See Appetency .] A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Appetency <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*ten*cy (#) , n. ; pl. Appetencies (#) . [L. appetentia , fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite .] 1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.

They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale.

2. Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.

These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. E. Darwin.

3. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.

Appetent <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*tent (#) , a. [L. appetens , p. pr. of appetere .] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.]

Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck.

Appetibility <Xpage=72>

Ap`pe*ti*bil"i*ty (#) , n. [Cf. F. app\'82tibilit\'82 .] The quality of being desirable.

Bramhall.

Appetible <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*ti*ble (#) , a. [L. appetibilis , fr. appetere : cf. F. app\'82tible .] Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.

Bramhall.

Appetite <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*tite (#) , n. [OE. appetit , F. app\'82tit , fr. L. appetitus , fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See Petition , and cf. Appetence .] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. Hooker.

2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.

Men must have appetite before they will eat. Buckle.

3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor.

To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay.

4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.]

In all bodies there as an appetite of union. Bacon.

5. The thing desired. [Obs.]

Power being the natural appetite of princes. Swift.

&hand; In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of , but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure.

Syn. -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.

Appetition <Xpage=72>

Ap`pe*ti"tion (#) , n. [L. appetitio : cf. F. app\'82tition .] Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something.

Holland.

Appetitive <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*ti"tive (#) , a. [Cf. F. app\'82titif .] Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty .

Sir M. Hale.

Appetize <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*tize (#) , v. t. To make hungry; to whet the appetite of.

Sir W. Scott.

Appetizer <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*ti`zer (#) , n. Something which creates or whets an appetite.

Appetizing <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*ti`zing (#) , a. [Cf. F. app\'82tissant .] Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food .

The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing . Sir W. Scott.

Appetizing <Xpage=72>

Ap"pe*ti`zing , adv. So as to excite appetite.

Appian <Xpage=72>

Ap"pi*an (#) , a. [L. Appius , Appianus .] Of or pertaining to Appius.

Appian Way , the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.

Applaud <Xpage=72>

Ap*plaud" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Applauded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Applauding .] [L. applaudere ; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir . Cf. Explode .] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.

I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again. Shak.

2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.

By the gods, I do applaud his courage. Shak.

Syn. -- To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See Praise .

Applaud <Xpage=72>

Ap*plaud" , v. i. To express approbation loudly or significantly.

Applauder <Xpage=72>

Ap*plaud"er (#) , n. One who applauds.

Applausable <Xpage=72>

Ap*plaus"a*ble (#) , a. Worthy pf applause; praiseworthy. [Obs.]

Applause <Xpage=72>

Ap*plause" (#) , n. [L. applaudere , app<?/ausum . See Applaud .] The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

The brave man seeks not popular applause . Dryden.

Syn. -- Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.

Applausive <Xpage=72>

Ap*plau"sive (#) , a. [LL. applausivus .] Expressing applause; approbative. -- Ap*plau"sive*ly , adv.

Apple <Xpage=72>

Ap"ple (#) , n. [OE. appel , eppel , AS. \'91ppel , \'91pl ; akin to Fries. & D. appel , OHG, aphul , aphol , G. apfel , Icel. epli , Sw. \'84ple , Dan. \'91ble , Gael. ubhall , W. afal , Arm. aval , Lith. ob<?/lys , Russ. iabloko ; of unknown origin.] 1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones.

&hand; The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung.

2. (bot.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.

3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love apple (a tomato), balsam apple , egg apple , oak apple .

4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold .

Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as, apple paper or apple -paper, apple -shaped, apple blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.