Chapter 43

An"ti*qua*ry, n.; pl. Antiquaries (&?;). One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.

An"ti*quate (&?;), v. t. [L. antiquatus, p. p. of antiquare, fr. antiquus ancient.] To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate.

Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old one. Sir M. Hale.

An"ti*qua`ted (&?;), a. Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law. "Antiquated words." Dryden.

Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated attendant was denominated. Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See Ancient.

An"ti*qua`ted*ness, n. Quality of being antiquated.

An"ti*quate*ness (&?;), n. Antiquatedness. [Obs.]

An`ti*qua"tion (&?;), n. [L. antiquatio, fr. antiquare.] The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated. Beaumont.

An*tique" (&?;), a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]

1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser.

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2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." Spenser.

3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."

4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic.]

Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.

An*tique" (&?;), n. [F. See Antique, a. ] In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.

Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. Byron.

An*tique"ly, adv. In an antique manner.

An*tique"ness, n. The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.

We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work. Addison.

An"ti*quist (&?;), n. An antiquary; a collector of antiques. [R.] Pinkerton.

An*tiq`ui*ta"ri*an (&?;), n. An admirer of antiquity. [Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.] [Obs.]

An*tiq"ui*ty (&?;), n.; pl. Antiquities (&?;). [L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquité. See Antique.] 1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.

2. Old age. [Obs.]

It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with antiquity? Shak.

3. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.

4. The ancients; the people of ancient times.

That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has &?;vowed. Sir W. Raleigh.

5. An old gentleman. [Obs.]

You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. B. Jonson.

6. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.] "Heathen antiquities." Bacon.

An`ti*ra*chit"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Good against the rickets.

An`ti*rent"er (&?;), n. One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York. -- An`ti*rent"ism (&?;), n.

An`ti*sab`ba*ta"ri*an (&?;), n. (Eccl.) One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.

An`ti*sac`er*do"tal (&?;), a. Hostile to priests or the priesthood. Waterland.

{ An*tis"cians (&?;), ||An*tis"ci*i (&?;), } n. pl. [L. antiscii, Gr. &?;, pl.; &?; against + &?; shadow.] The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.

The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians. Brande & C.

{ An`ti*sco*let"ic (&?;), An`ti*scol"ic (&?;), } a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &?; a worm.] (Med.) Anthelmintic.

An`ti*scor*bu"tic (&?;), a. (Med.) Counteracting scurvy. -- n. A remedy for scurvy.

An`ti*scor*bu"tic*al (&?;), a. (Med.) Antiscorbutic.

An`ti*scrip"tur*al (&?;), a. Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.

An`ti*sep"al*ous (&?;), a. [Pref. anti- + sepal.] (Bot.) Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.

{ An`ti*sep"tic (&?;), An`ti*sep"tic*al (&?;), } a. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.

Antiseptic surgery, that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.

An`ti*sep"tic, n. A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.

An`ti*sep"tic*al*ly (&?;), adv. By means of antiseptics.

An`ti*slav"er*y (&?;), a. Opposed to slavery. -- n. Opposition to slavery.

An`ti*so"cial (&?;), a. Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.

An`ti*so"cial*ist, n. One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.

An`ti*so"lar (&?;), a. Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180° distant from the sun.

An`ti*spas*mod"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Good against spasms. -- n. A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.

An"ti*spast (&?;), n. [L. antispastus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to draw the contrary way; &?; against + &?; to draw.] (Pros.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#).

An`ti*spas"tic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;. See Antispast.] (Med.) (a) Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another. [Obs.] (b) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic. -- n. An antispastic agent.

An`ti*splen"e*tic (&?;; see Splenetic, 277), a. Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. -- n. An antisplenetic medicine.

||An*tis"tro*phe (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to turn to the opposite side; &?; against + &?; to turn. See Strophe.] 1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.

It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song. Abp. Potter.

2. (Rhet.) (a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master. (b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.

An`ti*stroph"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.

||An*tis"tro*phon (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; turned opposite ways.] (Rhet.) An argument retorted on an opponent. Milton.

An`ti*stru"mat"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Antistrumous. -- n. A medicine for scrofula.

An`ti*stru"mous (&?;), a. (Med.) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman.

An`ti*syph`i*lit"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Efficacious against syphilis. -- n. A medicine for syphilis.

An`ti*the"ism (&?;), n. The doctrine of antitheists. -- An`ti*the*is"tic (&?;), a.

An`ti*the"ist, n. A disbeliever in the existence of God.

An*tith"e*sis (&?;), n.; pl. Antitheses. (&?;) [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to set against, to oppose; &?; against + &?; to set. See Thesis.] 1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen."

2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.

3. Opposition; contrast.

An"ti*thet (&?;), n. [L. antitheton, fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, antithetic.] An antithetic or contrasted statement. Bacon.

{ An`ti*thet"ic (&?;), An`ti*thet"ic*al (&?;), } a. [Gr. &?;.] Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

An`ti*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. By way antithesis.

{ An`ti*tox"in, An`ti*tox"ine } (&?;), n. [Pref. anti- + toxin.] A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.

An"ti-trade` (&?;), n. A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind.

||An*tit"ra*gus (&?;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.] (Anat.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear.

||An`ti*tro*chan"ter (&?;), n. (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.

{ An*tit"ro*pal (&?;), An*tit"ro*pous (&?;), } a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &?; turn, &?; to turn.] (Bot.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. Lindley.

An"ti*ty`pal (&?;), a. Antitypical. [R.]

An"ti*type (-tp), n. [Gr. &?; of corresponding form; &?; against + &?; type, figure. See Type.] That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.

An`ti*typ"ic*al (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type. -- An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly, adv.

An*tit"y*pous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;.] Resisting blows; hard. [Obs.] Cudworth.

An*tit"y*py (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;.] Opposition or resistance of matter to force. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.

An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion (&?;), n. Opposition to vaccination. London Times.

An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion*ist, n. An antivaccinist.

An`ti*vac"ci*nist, n. One opposed to vaccination.

An`ti*va*ri"o*lous (&?;), a. Preventing the contagion of smallpox.

An`ti*ve*ne"re*al (&?;), a. Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.

An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion (&?;), n. Opposition to vivisection.

An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion*ist, n. One opposed to vivisection

An`ti*zym"ic (&?;), a. Preventing fermentation.

An`ti*zy*mot"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Preventing fermentation or decomposition. -- n. An agent so used.

Ant"ler (&?;), n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.] (Zoöl.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.

Huge stags with sixteen antlers. Macaulay.

The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet.

Antler moth (Zoöl.), a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands.

Ant"lered (&?;), a. Furnished with antlers.

The antlered stag. Cowper.

||Ant"li*a (&?;), n.; pl. Antilæ (&?;). [L., a pump, Gr, &?; hold of a ship] (Zoöl.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.

Ant"-li`on (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.

||An*tœ"ci (n*t"s), An*tœ"cians (-shanz), n. pl. [NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl. 'a`ntoiki; 'anti` opposite + o'ikei^n to live.] Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.

||An`to*no*ma"si*a (?; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to name instead; &?; + &?; to name, &?; name.] (Rhet.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.

An`to*no*mas"tic (&?;), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. -- An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly (&?;), adv.

An*ton"o*ma*sy (&?;), n. Antonomasia.

An"to*nym (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; a word used in substitution for another; &?; + &?;, &?;, a word.] A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym. [R.] C. J. Smith.

Ant*or"bit*al (&?;), a. [Pref. anti- + orbital.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit. -- n. The antorbital bone.

Ant`or*gas"tic (&?;), a. See Antiorgastic.

Ant*o"zone (&?;), n. [Pref. anti- + ozone.] (Chem.) A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen.

An"tral (&?;), a. (Anat.) Relating to an antrum.

An"tre (&?;), n. [F. antre, L. antrum, fr. Gr. &?;.] A cavern. [Obs.] Shak.

An*trorse" (n*trôrs"), a. [From L. ante + versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of retrorse.] (Bot.) Forward or upward in direction. Gray.

An`tro*vert" (&?;), v. t. To bend forward. [R.] Owen.

||An"trum (&?;), n.; pl. Antra (&?;). [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus. Huxley.

||An*trus"tion (&?;), n. [F., fr. LL. antrustio.] A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.

Ant" thrush` (&?;). (Zoöl.) (a) One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants. (b) See Ant bird, under Ant.

||A*nu"bis (&?;), n. [L.] (Myth.) An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.

||A*nu"ra (*n"r), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zoöl.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also anoura.]

A*nu"rous (&?;), a. (Zoöl.) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Also written anourous.]

An"u*ry (&?;), n. [Gr. 'an priv. + o'y^ron urine.] (Med.) Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.

||A"nus (&?;), n. [L., prob. for asnus: cf. Gr. &?; to sit, Skr. s.] (Anat.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.

An"vil (&?;), n. [OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.] 1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.

2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.), the incus. See Incus.

To be on the anvil, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. Swift.

An"vil, v. t. To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. Beau. & Fl.

Anx*i"e*tude (&?;), n. [L. anxietudo.] The state of being anxious; anxiety. [R.]

Anx*i"e*ty (&?;), n.; pl. Anxieties (&?;). [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxiété. See Anxious.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

2. Eager desire. J. D. Forbes

3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Dunglison.

Syn. -- Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See Care.

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Anx"ious (k"shs), a. [L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to choke. See Anger.] 1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.

The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. Milton.

3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.

He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. Macaulay.

Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude.

Syn. -- Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful.

Anx"ious*ly, adv. In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

Anx"ious*ness, n. The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.

A"ny (&?;), a. & pron. [OE. æni, æni, eni, ani, oni, AS. nig, fr. n one. It is akin to OS. nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.

Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question.

No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. Matt. xi. 27.

2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it? "Who will show us any good?" Ps. iv. 6.

It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him. Jas. i. 5.

That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. Acts ix. 2.

At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.

A"ny, adv. To any extent; in any degree; at all.

You are not to go loose any longer. Shak.

Before you go any farther. Steele.

A"ny*bod*y (&?;), n. 1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody. Macaulay.

2. A person of consideration or standing. [Colloq.]

All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list. Lond. Sat. Rev.

A"ny*how` (&?;), adv. In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.

Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error. J. H. Newman.

Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied. E. A. Freeman.

A"ny*one (&?;), n. One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [Commonly written as two words.]

A"ny*thing (&?;), n. 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.

Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? A. Trollope.

They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner.

2. Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like. [Colloq. or Lowx]

I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything. Richardson.

Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. "Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing." De Foe.

Anything but, not at all or in any respect. "The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure." Hawthorne. -- Anything like, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.

A"ny*thing, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all.

Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed. Robynson (More's Utopia).

A`ny*thing*a"ri*an (&?;), n. One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.

{ A"ny*way (&?;), A"ny*ways (&?;), } adv. Anywise; at all. Tennyson. Southey.

A"ny*where (&?;), adv. In any place. Udall.

A"ny*whith`er (&?;), adv. To or towards any place. [Archaic] De Foe.

A"ny*wise (&?;), adv. In any wise or way; at all. "Anywise essential." Burke.

A*o"ni*an (*"n*an), a. [From Aonia, a part of Bœotia, in Greece.] Pertaining to Aonia, in Bœotia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.

Aonian fount, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the Muses.

A"o*rist ("*rst), n. [Gr. 'ao`ristos indefinite; 'a priv. + "ori`zein to define, &?; boundary, limit.] (Gram.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.

A`o*ris"tic (&?;), a. [Gr. 'aoristiko`s.] Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense.

A*or"ta (&?;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to lift, heave.] (Anat.) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches (the aortic arches) which pass in pairs round the œsophagus and unite to form the systemic aorta. One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the former, and on the left in the latter.

A*or"tic (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to the aorta.

||A`or*ti"tis (&?;), n. [Aorta + - itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the aorta.

||A"ou*dad (&?;), n. [The Moorish name.] (Zoöl.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.

A*pace" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.

His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. Spenser.

A visible triumph of the gospel draws on apace. I. Taylor.

A*pa"ches (&?;), n. pl.; sing. Apache (&?;). (Ethnol.) A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.

Ap`a*go"ge (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; a leading away, fr. &?; to lead away; &?; from + &?; to lead.] (Logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.

{ Ap`a*gog"ic (&?;), Ap`a*gog"ic*al (&?;), } a. Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley.

A*paid" (&?;), a. Paid; pleased. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A*pair" (&?;), v. t. & i. To impair or become impaired; to injure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ap`a*la"chi*an, a. See Appalachian.

Ap"an*age, n. Same as Appanage.

A*pan"thro*py (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; from + &?; man.] An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.

||A"par (&?;), A"pa*ra (&?;), n. [Native name apara.] (Zoöl.) See Mataco.

||A`pa*re"jo (&?;), n. [Sp.] A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like.

||Ap`a*rith"me*sis (?; 277), n. [Gr. &?;, from &?; to count off or over.] (Rhet.) Enumeration of parts or particulars.

A*part" (&?;), adv. [F. à part; (L. ad) + part part. See Part.] 1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.

Others apart sat on a hill retired. Milton.

The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. Ps. iv. 3.

2. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two propositions apart.

3. Aside; away. "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness." Jas. i. 21.

Let Pleasure go, put Care apart. Keble.

4. In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a piece of machinery apart.