Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume AB

Æ"dile (?), n. [L. aedilis, fr. aedes temple, public building. Cf. Edify.] A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.

Æ"dile·ship, n. The office of an ædile. T. Arnold.

Æ·ge"an (?), a. [L. Aegeus; Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago.

Æ`gi·cra"ni·a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, goat + ?, n. pl., heads.] (Arch.) Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls.

Æg"i·lops (?), n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. ?, fr. ?, gen. ?, goat + ? eye.]

1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.

2. (Bot.) (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. Crabb. (b) A genus of plants, called also hardgrass.

Æ"gis (?), n. [L. aegis, fr. Gr. ? a goat skin, a shield, ? goat, or fr. ? to rush.] A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.

Æ·goph"o·ny (?), n. Same as Egophony.

Æ·gro"tat (?), n. [L., he is sick.] (Camb. Univ.) A medical certificate that a student is ill.

Æ·ne"id (?), n. [L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F. Énéde.] The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Æneas.

A·ë"ne·ous (?), a. [L. aëneus.] (Zoöl.) Colored like bronze.

Æ·o"li·an (?), a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. ?.]

1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.