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Show AM AM that the harveft overcomes the reaper, 1 a Dryden fhertened by my chain Homer amplifies, not invents; and as ther wa really a peopl f called Cyclopeans the might be men of great ftature, or giants Pope's Ody/fey A'MPLITUDE. n. [ [amplitude, Fr. amplitudo, Lat. 1. Extent Whatever I look upon, within the amplizude o heaven and earth, is evidence of human ignorance Glanwille 2. Largenefs ; greatnefs Men fhould learn how fevere a thing the tru inquifition of nature is, and accuftom themfelves by the light of particulars, to enlarge their mind to the amplitade of the world, and not reduce th Bacon world to the narrownefs of their minds 3. Capacity ; extent of intelle¢tual facul. ties Wit mor tha huma gift fro heav' adorn'd Perfefions abfolute, graces divine And amplitade of mind to greateft deeds 4. Splendour ; grandeur; dignity AMilton In the great frame of kingdoms and commonwealths, it is in the power of princes, or eftates to add amplitude and greatnefs to their kingdoms Bacon's EfJays 5. Copioufnefs ; abundance You fhould fay every thing which has a prope and dire¢t tendency to this end; always proportioning the amplitude of your matter, and the fulnefs of your difcourfe, to your great defign 5 th length of your time, to the convenience of you Watts's Logick hearers. 6. Amplitude of the range of a projeltile denotes the horizontal line fubtendin the path in which it moved 9. Amplitude, in aftronomy, an arch o the horizon, intercepted between the true eaft and weft point thereof, an the centre of the {un or ftar at its rifin or fetting AN It is eaftern or ortive, whe the ftar rifes; and weftern or occiduous when the ftar {fets. The eaftern or weftern amplitude are alfo called norther or {fouthern, as they fall in the norther or fouthern quarters of the horizon 8. Magnetical amplitude is an arch of th horizon contained between the {un at hi rifing, and the eaft or welt point of th cpmpafs 3 or, it 1s the difference of th rifing or fetting of the fun, from th o u m [ a v To A'MPU i l o e u To cut off a lim chirurgery a t e i l m c w i r Amongg('c )trhc cruiz ac f n t t p a i v t a t r w their furgeon ye r S n m f W tured members AMPUTA TION #. f. [amputalios Lat. h o o m l of i t c The operation o mo r p o h e n a uf T part of the body T s o l f a i le o c a f i th ing it, i fi o fo i b ti er -o th fo proper par fi e a e f a fk th e k inches below th fro r c f a s r w u h ti r v to be draw oa _b r g fi e th o t returning by a ligatur fo d fi p i on f lo h o a above this ligatur ck ft o a m b ft tw i b i the gripe; w e T r f e p a e g d a t may be ftraitene th an e a t f l n i e n c the patient bein i i w m l th o id in th t operator place be h o a an e o a an if af to be held by on th a n i a e o th fo e g f d low the pa a g la to e e p t ft tw tl ie fi fu grip t o t o ok ft t w is f fl th e a hzemorr n r b e f d th t w n b th o f t r p f b d v d al i b u t o r p th e T knife f e i k th o c b th t w n from the b le ii po a ok ft f a t w r d u a n b th are concerned ‘When two parallel bone the flet that grows between them muft likewife be fepa n d i b i T w f th o uf th or be e ra i u r p o a gi t d n k a f b m p the gr of fearching for the large blood vefels, and fecurin n k m te ~A h u m i th a g h r m h th proper applications to the ftump, loofen the firf ligature, and pull both the fkin and the fleth, as fa as conveniently may be, over the ftump, to cove it; and fecure them with the crofs ftitch made a i c i a o r t a q e th o ha o p d th the fkin Then apply pledgets, aftringents, plaifChambers ters, and other neceflaries The Amazons,by the amputation of their righ breaft, had the freer ufe of their bow Brown's Vulgar Errours A'MULET #. J. [amulette, Fr or amoletum, quod malu amuletum amolitury Lat. An appended remedy, or prefervative ; thing hung about the neck, or any othe part of the body, for preventing or curing of fome particular difeafes That fpirits are corporeal, feems at firft vie a conceit derogative unto himfelf; yet herein h eftablitheth the doétrine of luftrations, amulets Brown's Vulgar Errours and charms They do not certainly know the falfity of wha they" report; and their ignorance muft ferve yo as an amulet againft the guilt both of deceit an Gowernment of the Tongue malice AMuRrcO'siTY. 7. f. [amurca, Lat.] Th quality of lees or mother of any thing Dig tifling amufement, is- fuffered to pofipone ghé,f, thing neceflary g v e e u a h t e e i n During his c t ey e t f a t c a g d t give poifo Pg" by flower or quicker torments 1 was left to ftand the battle, while others w%i had better talents than a draper, thought it pleafant amufement to look on with fafety, wlfi? another was giving them diverfion at the hazarg o 3'!1% his liberty AMU'SER amufes 7. as wit He th Fr. [amufeur falfe promifes Th French word is always taken in an j {enfe Am L s1VE. adj. [from amufe.] That whic I know p VI has the power of amufing that this is a current word But amaz'd Beholds th' amufive arch before him fly Then vanifh quite away % Tfimfm AMmY GDALATE. adj. [amygdala, Lat i Made of almonds GDALINE. adi. [amygdala, Lat AM Relating to almonds; refembling al monds AN. article. [ane, Saxon s eer, Dutch; ein German. The article indefinite, ufe See A before a vowel, or » mute 1. One, but with lefs emphafis ; as, ther ftands 2 houfe Sinc he cannot b alway employed in ftudy reading, and converfation, there will be many g hour, befides what his exercifes will take up. Lok 2. Any, or fome ; as, az elephant migh {wim in this water He was no way at a leaft at a lofs concernin A wit 's a feather An honeft man 's th uncertainty any branc and a chie nobleft wor nor ever in th Lackz of it a rod of God. Pepr 3. Sometimes it fignifies, like 4, fome particular ftate ; but this is now difufed It is certai that odours do, in a fmall degree nowifh; efpecially the odour of wine; and w fee men gz hungred do love to fmell hot bread Baton 4. An is fometimes, in old authors,a con tra&tion of and if He can't flatter, he An honeft mind and plain ; he muft fpeak truth An they will take it foj if not, he's plain. Shakfp 5% Sometimes a contraction of and befor if Well I kno The clerk will ne'er wear hair on's face that hadit eaft or weft parts of the compafs --He willa»' if he live to be 2 man. Shakefp Chambers a.fg‘{- o contratio i i Sometime 6 A'mprryY. adv. [ampl?, Lat. ! To AMU'SE. @. a. [amufer, Fr. pretty correfpondent, like Shakenex M . Largely; liberally 1. To entertain with tranquillity; to fil lion in Pyramus and Thifbe, roars ar' i {peare' For whofe well-being were any nightingale mind th engag tha thought wit Sr{ amply, and with hands fo liberal without diftralting it. To diwvert im- A'NA. adv. [4e.] A word ufed in th ‘Thou haft provided all things Milton ‘The evidence they had before was enough plies fomething more lively, and t prefcriptions of phyfick, importing th amply enough, to convince them; but they wer I pleaje, fomething more important wine and honey; as quantit lik reiolved not to be convinced: and to thofe, wh i therefor frequentl take i fenf hone an win o is tha %ii an o are refolved not to be convinced, all motives, al contempt o borderin arguments, are equal each two ounces Atterbury. They think they fee vifions, and are arrived t prudenc an innocenc weigh fam th I 2. At large ; without referve fome extraordinary revelations ;3 when, indeed At retur Of him {o lately promjs'd to thy aid ‘T'be woman's feed, obfcutely then foretold Now emplier known, thy Saviour, and thy Lord Milton 3. At large detail copioufly ; with a diffufiv Some parts of 2 poem require to be amply writ ten, and with all the force and elegance of words others muft be caft into fhadows ; that is, pafl"c. aver in filence, or but faintly touched Dryden's Dufrefug; they do but dream dreams and amzf themfelve with the fantaftick ideas of a bufy imagination Decay of Piety I cannot think it natural for a man, who i much in love, to amufe himfelf with trifles. Walfp 2. T dra o fro tim t time ; t keep in expefation ; as, he amujed hi followers with idle promifes AMU'seMENT. . /. [amufement, Fr.] Tha which amufes; entertainment Every intereft or pleafure of life, evep the mof take Anz of each does the juft mixture make Conly He'll bring an apothecary with a chargeabllo% bill of anac Deyde A'NA. n. /. Books fo called from the la fyllables of their titles ; as, Scaligeran Thuaniana ; they are loofe thought cafual hints, dropped by eminent MeM and colle@ted by their friends NACA'MPTICK. adj [dvexdpale: fleCting, or reflected : an-flaflmfl"g";';‘ o |
