4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology.
5. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music.
Academy figure (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.
A*ca"di*an (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian farmers." Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology. -- Acadian owl (Zoöl.), a small North American owl (Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet.
||Ac"a*jou (&?;), n. [F. See Cashew.] (Bot.) (a) The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew. (b) The mahogany tree; also, its timber.
{ Ac"a*leph (&?;), Ac`a*le"phan (&?;) } n.; pl. Acalephs (&?;), Acalephans (&?;). [See Acalephæ.] (Zoöl.) One of the Acalephæ.
||Ac`a*le"phæ (&?;), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?;, a nettle.] A group of Cœlenterata, including the Medusæ or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.
Ac`ale"phoid (&?;), a. [Acaleph + - oid.] (Zoöl.) Belonging to or resembling the Acalephæ or jellyfishes.
A*cal"y*cine (&?;), Ac`a*lys`i*nous (&?;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &?; calyx.] (Bot.) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
A*canth" (&?;), n. Same as Acanthus.
||A*can"tha (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; thorn, fr. &?; point. See Acute.] 1. (Bot.) A prickle.