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- English Word Aiglet Definition Same as Aglet.
- English Word Aigre Definition Sour.
- English Word Aigremore Definition Charcoal prepared for making powder.
- English Word Aigret Definition Alt. of Aigrette
- English Word Aigrette Definition The small white European heron. See Egret.
- English Word Aigrette Definition A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.
- English Word Aigrette Definition A tuft like that of the egret.
- English Word Aigrette Definition A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
- English Word Aiguille Definition A needle-shaped peak.
- English Word Aiguille Definition An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
- English Word Aiguillette Definition A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.
- English Word Aiguillette Definition One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.
- English Word Aigulet Definition See Aglet.
- English Word Ail Definition To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him.
- English Word Ail Definition To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.
- English Word Ail Definition Indisposition or morbid affection.
- English Word Ailanthus Definition Same as Ailantus.
- English Word Ailantus Definition A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.
- English Word Ailed Definition of Ail
- English Word Ailette Definition A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.
- English Word Ailing Definition of Ail
- English Word Ailment Definition Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.
- English Word Ailuroidea Definition A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.
- English Word Aim Definition To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
- English Word Aim Definition To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
- English Word Aim Definition To guess or conjecture.
- English Word Aim Definition To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
- English Word Aim Definition The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- English Word Aim Definition The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- English Word Aim Definition Intention; purpose; design; scheme.