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Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title: The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects: English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive


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Text Appearing Before Image: Agrypnus (a-gi-ipnus), n. [NL., < Gr. aypv;!--vof, wakeful, sleepless, < aypeieiv, aypelv, hunt,seek, + iiTTOf, sleei).] A genus of coleopterousinsects, of the family Elateridce; one of thosegenera of insects whose destructive larvee areknown as wire-worms. agrt. A contraction (n)ot arjen t and (6) of uyainst. aglia (sigwii), n. Same as (Kjua-toad. aguara (a-gwiira), «. [Native name.] A nameof the maned dog of South America, Cards juba-tiis. Also called (/nam and cidpeu. aguardiente (a-gwiir-di-ente), H. [Sp., contr.of (iijiia ardicnlc, bm-ning water: agua,< L. aqua,water (see aqua); ardientc, ppr. of ardcr, < L.arrfere, burn (see wrrfeHi).] 1. A brandy madein Spain and Portugal, generally from giapcs.— 2. In general, in Sjianish countries, any spir-ituous liquor for drinking. In California and NewSlexico the name is applied to American wliisky, and inMexico to pulque (which see). agua-toad (iigwa-tod), n. [< NL. agua, thespecific name (appar. of native origin), + E.

Text Appearing After Image: Agfua-toad {Bu/i/mariuus toad.] The Bufo tiiariitus or 7?. agua, a veiylarge and common South American toad, withenonnous parotid glands. It is one of the noisiestnf its tribe, uttering a lou<l snoring kind of bellow, chieflyduring the night. It is very voracious, and, being lielievedto devour rats, has been largely imported from Barbadosinto Jamaica to keep down the swarms of rats that infestthe plantations. Also called aima.ague (agu), «. [< ME. agu, ague, < OF. agu,fern, ague (F. aigu, fern, aiguc), = Pr. a</ut, tcm.aguda, shaip, acute, < L. acutiis, fem. acuta,acute, sharp, \ioleut, severe; febris acuta, aviolent fever: see acute.] If. An acute orviolent fever.And the bui-uing agtie, that shall consume the eyes. Lev. xxvi. 16. 2. Intermittent fever; a malarial fever charac-terized by regularly retm-ning paroxysms, eachin well-developed forms, consisting of threestages marked by successive fits, cold or shiv-ering (the chill), hot or biu-ning, and sweating;chills an


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