His manly face that did his foes agrise.
Spenser.
||A"grom (&?;), n. [Native name.] (Med.) A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves.
{ Ag`ro*nom"ic (&?;), Ag`ro*nom"ic*al (&?;), } [Cf. F. agronomique.] Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms.
Ag`ro*nom"ics (&?;), n. The science of the distribution and management of land.
A*gron"o*mist (&?;), n. One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.
A*gron"o*my (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; rural; as a noun, an overseer of the public lands; &?; field + &?; usage, &?; to deal out, manage: cf. F. agronomie.] The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.
A*grope" (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + grope.] In the act of groping. Mrs. Browning.
||A*gros"tis (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] A genus of grasses, including species called in common language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.
{ A*gros`to*graph"ic (&?;), A*gros`to*graph"ic*al (&?;), } a. [Cf. F. agrostographique.] Pertaining to agrostography.
Ag`ros*tog"ra*phy (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; + - graphy.] A description of the grasses.
{ A*gros`to*log"ic (&?;), A*gros`to*log"ic*al (&?;), } a. Pertaining to agrostology.
Ag`ros*tol"o*gist (&?;), n. One skilled in agrostology.
Ag`ros*tol"ogy (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; + - logy.] That part of botany which treats of the grasses.
A*ground" (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + ground.] On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. Totten.
A*group"ment (&?;), n. See Aggroupment.
Ag`ryp*not"ic (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; sleepless; &?; to chase, search for + &?; sleep: cf. F. agrypnotique.] Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.
||A`guar*di*en"te (&?;), n. [Sp., contr. of agua ardiente burning water (L. aqua water + ardens burning).] 1. A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.