Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey.

Nathan Bailey

Date:: 1730

Credit: Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Ale CONNER, an Officer of the City, whole Bulmels is to infpeft the liquid Meafures uled in Vi£lualling-houfes. Ale taster, an Officer fworn in every Court Leet to examine and fee that there be a due Size and Goodnels of Ale, Beer, Bread, &c. Ale cost, an Herb. Ale draper, a Vi&ualler, an Ale-houfe-keeper. Ale hoof [of Ale-behoyan, <S<ix.] an Herb. Ale house [Pal huf, -S'1*.] A Houfe where ftrong Drink is lold. Ale shot, fee Sc at ale. Ale silver, a Tribute br Rent paid annually to the Lord Mayor of London by thofe that fold Ale within the Liberties of the City. Ale stake, A May-pole, becaufethe Country People drew much Ale there ; but not properly the common May- pole ; but rather a long Stake drove into the Ground with a Sign on it that Ale was there to be fold. AlecENA'KiUMj a fort of Hawk called a Lahner. Ale'cto [Av-!x?«, of a, priv. and xiiyco to ceafe, q. d. without Repulfo] the Daughter of Acheron and Night, or Pluto and Proferpine, and one o(f the Furies of Hell. Alecto'ria / [’AAsx7ael*. Gr.] the Cock-ftone, or Alecto'rius $ Capon-ftone ; a Stone about the Bignefi of a Bean$ and of a cryftal Colour, found in the Maw or Gizzard, or rather Gall-bladder of a Cock, L. Alectorolo'phus [[’Aton'Jc.^Aoip©', Gr.] an Herb that has green Leaves like Tufts of Feathers on the Crown of a Cock ; Cocks-comb, Rattle-grafs or Loufe-herb. Ale'ctryomancy? \_AlcHryomantia, L. of’Aaex- Alecto'romanc Y $ 7pv£t>/KcerVa, of ’AaIxt^p a Cock, and /aavjtia., Cr. Divination] an ancient Divi¬ nation, in which they made ule of a Cock in dilcovering fecret and unknown Tranfaffions or future Events. The Method was this; they firft wrote on the Dull the twenty- four Letters of the Alphabet, and laid a Grain of Wheat or Barley upon every one of them ; then having prepared a Cock magically, they let him loofe among them, and thole Letters out of which he picked the Corns being put together, were thought to declare whatever they had a mind to know. Al ECTRYONO'mACHY [’Aat/lpuca/uctx'iAy of aAsVjaf a Cock, and a Fight] the Sport of Cock-fighting. A'legar [qu. eager or tart Ale] a fort of Vinegar made of Ale. Ale'mbicK [of al an Arabick Particle and a/afrit,, Gr.] a Still, a Chymical Velfel of Pewter, Copper, 8Pc. ufed in Diftillations, in Shape fomething like an Helmet, and ha¬ ving a Beak or Nofe towards the bottom by which the Vapours defoend. Alembick in Chymical Writers is exprefs’d by this Charafter XX Ale'mbot ? [with Paraceijians'] the Philofophers Ale'mbroth S Salt, the Key of Art. Aleophangi'na / [with Phyficians'J Powders of fweet Spices. Alephangi'n a Ale'ntois, fee Allantois. Ale'rt [of alerte, F. of Wing, brisk, chearful, pert. Ale'rtness [of Ale, F. Ala, L. Livelinefs. Ala, L. a Wing] upon the a Wing] Pertnefs, Ale't [in Falconry'} the true Falcon of Peru, that ne¬ ver lets her Prey elcape. A'l etude [aletudo, L.] Fatnefs of the Body. Aleu'romancv [’AAsu£9iuctvT«'ec, of cZxivyv Meal, And fcoTf/ct Divination] a fort of Divination or Soothfaying among the Ancients by Bread or Cake-palte. A^ anders} A Garden-help well known. Alexanders foot, an Herb, the Root of which re- fembles a Foot. Alexandrine [with Poets] a Metre that confifts of two Syllables more than the common Heroick or Penta¬ meter ; as The fame the Fate of Arms and Arts you’ll find. They rofe with equal Pace, with equal Pace declin’d. Alexiph a'rmick [ AAe^/ipctpyuotxi^jof ctAsi'd) to expel, and (fu'pAtcutov Poilon] Of a Poifon-expelling Quality. Alexiph a'rmick Medicines are thefe ufed either as Antidotes againft Poifon, or any infe&ious Dillemper ; or elfe to fortify the Spirits which are decay’d or drooping in malignant Diftempers. Al exipyre'ticum ? of ’AteZrirupi'lov, of cias^w and Alejupyre tum 5 Gr, a Fever] A Me¬ dicine that drives away Fevers. I I J Alexite'ricAL? [of ’AAs^iT/etsp, of and Alexite'rick S ^hautk^ov, <7r. Poifon] that ex¬ pels or fortifies againft Poifon, and prevents the mifehie- vous Effefts of it in a human Body. Alexite'ricum [with PhyJiciansJ A Preforvative againil Poilon or Infeftion. Alfe't [or Alfhetum, probably of celan, Sax. a Caul¬ dron] a lort of a Trial of an Innoccncy by the accufed Per- lon putting his Arm up to the Eibow into a Cauldron of fealaing hot Water ; hnd if he was hurt he was judgedtd be guilty, if not, he was acquitted. AffE'tum, aCatildron or Furiiace. AlfRi'dary [ with Aftrologers] a temporary Power they imagine the Planets have over the Life of any Per- fon. A'l g a , a Weed or Herb that groV/s on the Sea-lhoar, Sea:weed or Reets, L. Alga [with Botanifis~f the Sea-Oak, L. Alga Saccharifera [with Botamftsj Sugar-bearing Sea¬ weed. By hanging in the Air, this Plant will aifoid re¬ peated Efflorefcences of white Sugar, as fweet as any pre¬ pared from Sugar Canes, L. ATgaret fChym.J a llrong EmStick and Cathartick Powder, prepar’d of Butter of Antimony. A'lgarot \ ChymiJlry] a Preparation of Butter of An¬ timony, walh’d ill a large Quantity of warm Water till it turn to a white Powder. It is otherwife called Mercurius vita. A'lgebra [it is deriv’d of Al excellent, and deher the Narte of its fuppofed Inventor] it is the Science of Quan¬ tity in general, or a peculiar Method of Reafoning, v hich takes the Quantity fought, as if it were known, and then by the Helps of another or more Quantities given, proceeds by undeniable Conlequences, till at length the Quantity firft only fuppofed to be known, is found to be equal to fome Quantity or Quantities certainly known; and it is two-fold, either numeral or literal ; It is called the Analytical Art. Numeral Algebra Vulgar Algebra 1 ferves to refolve Arithmetical Queftions, it is fo called be- caufe the Quantity unknown and fought for, is reprefent- ed by fome Letter of the Alphabet, or fome other Cha- rafler taken at Pleafure; bur all the Quantities given are; exprefled by Numbers, called the Old Algebra. Literal Algebra Specious Algebra f a Method by which both the Quantities given or unknown, and thofe unknown are fcverally exprefled hy Letteis of the Alphabet; and this is ufeful generally in the folving Mathematical Problems, and is called the New Algebra. Algebraical, of or pertaining to Algebra. , Algebraical Curve [in Geometry^ is a Curve of fuch a Nature, that the Abfcifles .of it will always bear the fame Proportion to their refpeflive Ordi- A nates ; thus if the Product of any Abfciffac, f- A. P. x. multiplied into the fame Quantity, p. be always equal to the Square of the Correspon¬ dent Ordinate, P. M. z. yy. Algebra'ist, aPerfon skilled in the Art of Algebra: A'lgema [‘'Aa^/i«, Gr.] Pain, Sicknels. A'lgeneb [with Afironomeri] a fixt Star of the fecond Magnitude in the right Side of Perfeus, in Longitude 57 Degrees 17 Minutes, Latitude 30 Degrees 5 Minutes. A'lgid [algidus, L.] Cold, Chill. ALGl'DiT Y A'lgidness falgiditas, L.] Coldnels, Chilnels. Algi'fick [[algifcus, L.] making chilly, 0°c. A'goL [in Aftronomy~\ a fixed Star of the firft Magni¬ tude in the Conftellation Perfeus, in Longitude yi De¬ grees, 37 Minutes, Latitude 22 Degrees 22 Minutes,' called alfo Medufa’s Head. A'lgor, great Cold or Chilnels. A'lgorism [with Mathematicians] the praftical Opera¬ tions in the feveral Parts of fpecious Arithmetick ; alfo the Praftice of common Arithmetick, by ten Numerical Figures. algorithm [with Mathematicians] the Art of Reck¬ oning or Computing by Numbers, and contains the five principal Parts of Arithmetick, viz. Numeration, Addition,? Subtraction, Multiplication and Division ; the fame is called Logiftica Kumeralis. Algo'se [algofus, L.] full of Weeds or Rees cal¬ led Alga. Alguazil, a Serjeant or Officer in Spain, who arrefts Perfons, and executes the Orders of the Magiftrace. Alholland-tide [is a Corruption oL AlhaUows-tide or Time, q. d. the Tide or Time of all holy Men] the fell Day of November, called All-Saints-day.$

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