4. If; though. See An, conj. [Obs.] Chaucer.

As they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs.

Bacon.

And so forth, and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc. (et cetera), or &c., is usually read and so forth.

An"da*ba*tism (&?;), n. [L. andabata a kind of Roman gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.] Doubt; uncertainty. [Obs.] Shelford.

An`da*lu"site (&?;), n. (Min.) A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.

||An*dan"te (&?;), a. [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.] (Mus.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n. A movement or piece in andante time.

||An`dan*ti"no (&?;), a. [It., dim. of andante.] (Mus.) Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.

Some, taking andante in its original sense of "going," and andantino as its diminutive, or "less going," define the latter as slower than andante.

An"da*rac (&?;), n. [A corruption of sandarac.] Red orpiment. Coxe.

An*de"an, a. Pertaining to the Andes.

An"des*ine (&?;), n. (Min.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.

An"des*ite (&?;), n. (Min.) An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.

An"dine (&?;), a. Andean; as, Andine flora.

And"i`ron (&?;), n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF. andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron, AS. brand- sen.] A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.

An`dra*nat"o*my (&?;), n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &?;: cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy.] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.

||An*drœ"ci*um (&?;), n. [NL., from Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &?; house.] (bot.) The stamens of a flower taken collectively.

An"dro*gyne (&?;), n. 1. An hermaphrodite.

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