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ASLEE'P, a. or adv. [a and sleep.] 1. sleeping; in a state of sleep; at rest. Si...
ASL'ANT, a. or adv. [a and slant. See Slant .] On one side; obliquely; not perpe...
ASLA'NI, n. A silver coin worth from 115 to 120 aspers.
ASLA'KE, v.t. [See Slack .] To remit; to slacken. [Not in use.]
'ASKING, ppr. 1. Requesting; petitioning; interrogating; inquiring. 2. Silently ...
ASKEW', adv. With a wry look; aside; askant; sometimes indicating scorn, or cont...
'ASKED, pp. Requested; petitioned; questioned; interrogated.
ASK'ANCE, ASK'ANT, adv. sideways; obliquely; towards one corner of the eye.
'ASK, v.t. [Gr. In former times, the English word was pronounced ax, as in the r...
AS'ININE, rarely. AS'INARY , a. [L. asinus.] Belonging to the ass; having the qu...
ASINE'GO, n. A foolish fellow.
ASI'DE, ad. [a and side. See Side .] 1. On or to one side; out of a perpendicula...
ASIAT'ICISM, n. Imitation of the Asiatic manner.
ASIAT'IC, a. Belonging to Asia, a quarter of the globe which extends from the st...
A'SIARCH, n. [Asia and chief.] A chief or pontiff of Asia; one who had the super...
A'SIAN, a. [from Asia, a name originally given to Asia Minor or some part of it;...