Accourage :: Accourage (v. t.) To encourage.

Acierage :: Acierage (n.) The process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.

Adragant :: Adragant (n.) Gum tragacanth.

Altarage :: Altarage (n.) The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church..

Altarage :: Altarage (n.) The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes..

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor..

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge..

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) Abode of an anchoret.

Antitragus :: Antitragus (n.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear..

Aragonese :: Aragonese (a.) Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants..

Aragonese :: Aragonese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or natives of Aragon, in Spain..

Aragonite :: Aragonite (n.) A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters..

Araguato :: Araguato (n.) A South American monkey, the ursine howler (Mycetes ursinus). See Howler, n., 2..

Arbitrage :: Arbitrage (n.) Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination.

Arbitrage :: Arbitrage (n.) A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange); also, a traffic in stocks which bear differing values at the same time in different markets..

Arragonite :: Arragonite (n.) See Aragonite.

Arrearage :: Arrearage (n.) That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears..

Asparagine :: Asparagine (n.) A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine..

Asparaginous :: Asparaginous (a.) Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables..

Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens..

Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food..

Astragal :: Astragal (n.) A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle..

Astragal :: Astragal (n.) A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.

Astragalar :: Astragalar (a.) Of or pertaining to the astragalus.

Astragaloid :: Astragaloid (a.) Resembling the astragalus in form.

Astragalomancy :: Astragalomancy (n.) Divination by means of small bones or dice.

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