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1. aa, n.2 View full entry 1859
...A kind of volcanic lava with a rough, jagged surface covered with loose clinkers. Freq. attrib., esp. in aa lava. Contrasted with pahoehoe....
2. Aalenian, n. and adj. View full entry 1882
...A stage at the lowest level of the Middle Jurassic, lying next below the Bajocian; the geological age corresponding to this stage....
3. aandblommetjie, n. View full entry 1870
...= aandblom...
4. aardwolf, n. View full entry 1833
...A small, nocturnal African hyena, Proteles cristata, which has a mane along the back and black vertical stripes, feeding chiefly on termites. Also called earth wolf, maanhaar...
5. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
6. Aaron's beard, n. View full entry 1820
...Any of several plants which are thought to resemble a beard in growth, habit, or appearance; esp.the rose of Sharon, Hypericum calcinum, which has prominent tufts of hair-likeeither...
7. aasvoel, n. View full entry 1821
...A vulture; esp. the Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres....
8. aba, n.2 View full entry 1876
...A simplified type of theodolite lacking the artificial horizon sometimes required by the sextant....
9. abac, n. View full entry 1890
...A type of nomogram in which the required value is determined by use of a ruler or other straight edge....
10. abacinate, v. View full entry 1855
...trans. To blind by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes. Also in extended use....
11. abacination, n. View full entry 1866
...The action of blinding a person by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes; an instance of this. Also in extended use....
12. abactinal, adj. View full entry 1857
...Designating the part or surface of an echinoderm or other radiate animal that is furthest from the mouth (as the upper side of a starfish); relating to this part; = aboral...
13. abaculus, n. View full entry 1868
...A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus...
14. abaht, adv. and prep. View full entry 1839
...About....
15. abaiser, n. View full entry 1849
...A soft black pigment; ivory black, bone black....
16. abakwetha, adj. and n. View full entry 1846
...Of or relating to the traditional initiation period or ritual symbolizing passage into manhood among Xhosas....
17. abalone, n. View full entry 1850
...An edible gastropod mollusc of the genus Haliotis, typically found in warm seas, having a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with a line of respiratory holes; an...
18. abandonee, n. View full entry 1804
...A person to whom anything is formally or legally abandoned; spec. (in marine insurance) the underwriters to whom all interest in property insured is relinquished after a loss (cf. ...
19. abapical, adj. View full entry 1866
...Designating a side or part that is furthest from or opposite to an apex....
20. abasedly, adv. View full entry 1830
...In an abased, humbled, or humiliated manner; abjectly....
