Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to an ambassador. H. Walpole.
Am*bas`sa*dor*ship (&?;), n. The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.
Am*bas"sa*dress (&?;), n. A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador. Prescott.
Am"bas*sage (&?;), n. Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.] Luke xiv. 32.
Am"bas*sy (&?;), n. See Embassy, the usual spelling. Helps.
Am"ber, n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp. ámbar, and with the Ar. article, alámbar, fr. Ar. 'anbar ambergris.] 1. (Min.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.
2. Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.