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- English Word Ambrose Definition A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3.
- English Word Ambrosia Definition The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.
- English Word Ambrosia Definition An unguent of the gods.
- English Word Ambrosia Definition A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.
- English Word Ambrosia Definition Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.
- English Word Ambrosiac Definition Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
- English Word Ambrosial Definition Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious.
- English Word Ambrosial Definition Divinely excellent or beautiful.
- English Word Ambrosially Definition After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully.
- English Word Ambrosian Definition Ambrosial.
- English Word Ambrosian Definition Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose.
- English Word Ambrosin Definition An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.
- English Word Ambrotype Definition A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.
- English Word Ambry Definition In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.
- English Word Ambry Definition A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc.
- English Word Ambry Definition Almonry.
- English Word Ambs-ace Definition Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.
- English Word Ambulacra Definition of Ambulacrum
- English Word Ambulacral Definition Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms.
- English Word Ambulacriform Definition Having the form of ambulacra.
- English Word Ambulacrum Definition One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.
- English Word Ambulacrum Definition One of the suckers on the feet of mites.
- English Word Ambulance Definition A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.
- English Word Ambulance Definition An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.
- English Word Ambulant Definition Walking; moving from place to place.
- English Word Ambulate Definition To walk; to move about.
- English Word Ambulation Definition The act of walking.
- English Word Ambulative Definition Walking.
- English Word Ambulator Definition One who walks about; a walker.
- English Word Ambulator Definition A beetle of the genus Lamia.