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Appellor (ăppĕllôr), 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.
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☞ 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.
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Appenage, n. See .
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Append (ăppĕnd), 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. appendēre, v. i., to hang to, appendĕre, v. t., to hang to; ad + pendēre, v. i., to hang, pendĕre, v. t., to hang. See .] 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.
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2. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter.
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A further purpose appended to the primary one. I. Taylor.
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Appendage, n. 1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.
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Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.
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Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling. Carpenter.
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Syn. -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.
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Appendaged, a. Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.
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Appendance, n. [F.] Something appendant.
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Appendant, a. [F. appendant, p. pr. of appendre. See , v. t.] 1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper.
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As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity. Jer. Taylor.
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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.
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Appendant, n. 1. Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.
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2. (Law) A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.
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{ Appendectomy (?), Appendicectomy (?) }, n.} [Appendix + Gr. �, fr. � excision.] (Surg.) Excision of the vermiform appendix.
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{ Appendence (�), Appendency (�), } n. State of being appendant; appendance. [Obs.]
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Appendical (�), a. Of or like an appendix.
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Appendicate (�), v. t. To append. [Obs.]
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Appendication (�), n. An appendage. [Obs.]
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Appendicitis (�), n. (Med.) Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
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Appendicle (�), n. [L. appendicula, dim. of. appendix.] A small appendage.
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Appendicular (�), a. Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate. [R.]
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Appendicularia (�), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Appendiculata (�), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) An order of annelids; the Polychæta.
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Appendiculate (�), a. [See .] Having small appendages; forming an appendage.
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Coloq. Appendiculate leaf , a small appended leaf. Withering.
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Appendix (�), n.; pl. E. Appendixes (�), L. Appendices (�). [L. appendix, -dicis, fr. appendere. See .] 1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.
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Normandy became an appendix to England. Sir M. Hale.
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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.
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3. (Anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
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Syn. -- See .
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Appendix vermiformis (?). [NL.] (Anat.) The vermiform appendix.
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Appension (�), n. The act of appending. [Obs.]
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Apperceive (�), v. t. [F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad + percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See .] To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer.
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Apperception (�), 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.
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This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Apperil (�), n. Peril. [Obs.] Shak.
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Appertain (�), 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 .] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.
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Things appertaining to this life. Hooker.
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Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5.
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Appertainment, n. That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
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{ Appertinance (�), Appertinence (�), } n. See .
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Appertinent (�), a. Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written appurtenant.] Coleridge.
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Appertinent, n. That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [Obs.] Shak.
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Appete (�), v. t. [L. appetere: cf. F. appéter. See .] To seek for; to desire. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Appetence (�), n. [Cf. F. appétence. See .] A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
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Appetency (�), n.; pl. Appetencies (�). [L. appetentia, fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See .] 1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
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They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale.
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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.
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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.
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3. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.
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Appetent (�), a. [L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere.] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.]
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Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck.
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Appetibility (�), n. [Cf. F. appétibilité.] The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.
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Appetible (�), a. [L. appetibilis, fr. appetere: cf. F. appétible.] Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.
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Appetite (�), n. [OE. appetit, F. appétit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See , and cf. .] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
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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.
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2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
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Men must have appetite before they will eat. Buckle.
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3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
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It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor.
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To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay.
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4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.]
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In all bodies there as an appetite of union. Bacon.
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5. The thing desired. [Obs.]
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Power being the natural appetite of princes. Swift.
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☞ 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.
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Syn. -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.
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Appetition (�), n. [L. appetitio: cf. F. appétition.] Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something. Holland.
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Appetitive (�), a. [Cf. F. appétitif.] Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty. Sir M. Hale.
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Appetize (�), v. t. To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. Sir W. Scott.
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Appetizer (�), n. Something which creates or whets an appetite.
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Appetizing (�), a. [Cf. F. appétissant.] Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food.
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The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing. Sir W. Scott.
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Appetizing, adv. So as to excite appetite.
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Appian (�), a. [L. Appius, Appianus.] Of or pertaining to Appius.
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Coloq. Appian Way , the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.
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Applaud (�), 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. .] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
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I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. Shak.
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2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.
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By the gods, I do applaud his courage. Shak.
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Syn. -- To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See .
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Applaud, v. i. To express approbation loudly or significantly.
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applaudable adj. 1. worthy of being applauded.
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Applauder (�), n. One who applauds.
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Applausable (�), a. Worthy of applause; praiseworthy. [Obs.]
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Applause (�), n. [L. applaudere, applausum. See .] 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.
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The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden.
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Syn. -- Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.
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Applausive (�), a. [LL. applausivus.] Expressing applause; approbative. -- Applausively, adv.
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Apple (ăpp'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. æppel, æpl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. äple, Dan. æble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. obůlys, 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.
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☞ The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung.
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2. (bot.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.
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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.
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4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold.
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Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as, apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.
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Coloq. Apple blight , an aphid which injures apple trees. See , n. -- Coloq. Apple borer (Zoöl.), a coleopterous insect (Saperda candida or Saperda bivittata), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree. -- Coloq. Apple brandy , brandy made from apples. -- Coloq. Apple butter , a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. Bartlett. -- Coloq. Apple corer , an instrument for removing the cores from apples. -- Coloq. Apple fly (Zoöl.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera Drosophila and Trypeta. -- Coloq. Apple midge (Zoöl.) a small dipterous insect (Sciara mali), the larva of which bores in apples. -- Coloq. Apple of the eye , the pupil. -- Coloq. Apple of discord , a subject of contention and envy, so called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed “For the fairest,” which was thrown into an assembly of the gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the latter. -- Coloq. Apple of love , or Coloq. Love apple , the tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum). -- Coloq. Apple of Peru , a large coarse herb (Nicandra physaloides) bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry. -- Coloq. Apples of Sodom , a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of Solanum Sodomæum, a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato. -- Coloq. Apple sauce , stewed apples. [U. S.] -- Coloq. Apple snail or Coloq. Apple shell (Zoöl.), a fresh-water, operculated, spiral shell of the genus Ampullaria. -- Coloq. Apple tart , a tart containing apples. -- Coloq. Apple tree , a tree which naturally bears apples. See -- Coloq. Apple wine , cider. -- Coloq. Apple worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a small moth (Carpocapsa pomonella) which burrows in the interior of apples. See . -- Coloq. Dead Sea Apple . (a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. “To seek the Dead Sea apples of politics.” S. B. Griffin. (b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See .
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Apple (ăpp'l), v. i. To grow like an apple; to bear apples. Holland.
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applecart n. 1. the planning that is disrupted when someone upsets the applecart.
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2. a cart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street.
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Apple-faced (�), a. Having a round, broad face, like an apple. “Apple-faced children.” Dickens.
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applejack, Apple-jack (�), n. Apple brandy; a brandy distilled from cider. [U.S.]
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Apple-john, n.. A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple. Shak.
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applemint n. 1. a mint (Mentha rotundifolia or Mentha suaveolens) with apple-scented stems of South and West Europe; naturalized in U.S.
Syn. -- apple mint.
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Apple pie (�). A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.
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Coloq. Apple-pie bed , a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them. Halliwell Conybeare. -- Coloq. Apple-pie order , perfect order or arrangement. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
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applesauce n. 1. 1 puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.
Syn. -- apple sauce
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2. nonsensical talk or writing.
Syn. -- folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash.
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Apple-squire (�), n. A pimp; a kept gallant. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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applewood n. 1. wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus.
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Appliable (�), a. [See .] Applicable; also, compliant. [Obs.] Howell.
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Appliance (�), n. 1. The act of applying; application.
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2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.
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4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions. An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier, oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven.
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Applicability (�), n. The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.
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Applicable (�), a. [Cf. F. aplicable, fr. L. applicare. See .] Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Applicableness, n. -- Applicably, adv.
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Applicancy (�), n. The quality or state of being applicable. [R.]
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Applicant (�), n. [L. applicans, p. pr. of applicare. See .] One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.
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The applicant for a cup of water. Plumtre.
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The court require the applicant to appear in person. Z. Swift.
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Applicate (�), a. [L. applicatus, p. p. of applicare. See .] Applied or put to some use.
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Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements. I. Taylor.
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Coloq. Applicate number (Math.), one which applied to some concrete case. -- Coloq. Applicate ordinate , right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.
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Applicate (�), v. i. To apply. [Obs.]
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The act of faith is applicated to the object. Bp. Pearson.
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Application (�), n. [L. applicatio, fr. applicare: cf. F. application. See .] 1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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2. The thing applied.
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He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. Johnson.
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3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
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If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. Locke.
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4. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.
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