Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume ABAisled (?), a. Furnished with an aisle or aisles. Ais"less (?), a. Without an aisle. Ait (?), n. [AS. ?, ?, perh. dim. of īeg, īg, island. See Eyot.] An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot. The ait where the osiers grew. Among green aits and meadows. Ait (?), n. Oat. [Scot.] Burns. Aitch (?), n. The letter h or H. Aitch"bone` (?), n. [For nachebone. For loss of n, cf. Adder. See Natch.] The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone. [Spelt also edgebone.] Ai`ti·ol"o·gy (?), n. See Ætiology. A·jar" (?), adv. [OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See Char.] Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar. A·jar" (?), adv. [Pref. a- + jar.] In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world. Aj"a·va (?), n. (Bot.) See Ajouan. A·jog" (?), adv. [Pref. a- + jog.] On the jog. Aj"ou·an Aj"ow·an (?), n. [Written also ajwain.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of Ammi Copticum, syn. Carum Ajowan, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also Javanee seed, Javanese seed, and ajava. |