Ax"man (&?;), n.; pl. Axmen (&?;). One who wields an ax.
Ax"min`ster (&?;), n. An Axminster carpet, an imitation Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile; -- so called from Axminster, Eng.
||Ax"o*lotl (&?;), n. [The native name.] (Zoöl.) An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See Siredon.
Ax"stone` (&?;), n. (Min.) A variety of jade. It is used by some savages, particularly the natives of the South Sea Islands, for making axes or hatchets.
Ax"tree (&?;), n. Axle or axletree. [Obs.] Drayton.
Ax"unge (&?;), n. [F. axonge, L. axungia; axis wheel + ungere to grease.] Fat; grease; esp. the fat of pigs or geese; usually (Pharm.), lard prepared for medical use.
Ay (&?;), interj. Ah! alas! "Ay me! I fondly dream ‘Had ye been there.'" Milton.
Ay (&?;), adv. Same as Aye.
||A"yah (&?;), n. [Pg. aia, akin to Sp. aya a governess, ayo a tutor.] A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid. [India]
{ Aye, Ay } (&?;), adv. [Perh. a modification of yea, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or perh. akin to aye ever.] Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.
This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.
Aye (&?;), n. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."
{ Aye, Ay } (&?;), adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. , wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. æfi, OHG, &?;wa, L. aevum, Gr. &?; an age, &?;, &?;, ever, always, G. je, Skr. &?;va course. &?;, &?;. Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
For his mercies aye endure.
Milton.
For aye, always; forever; eternally.
Aye"-aye` (&?;), n. [From the native name, prob. from its cry.] (Zoöl.) A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
Aye"green` (&?;), n. [Aye ever + green.] (Bot.) The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). Halliwell.
{ A*yen", A*yein" (&?;), A*yeins" (&?;) }, adv. & prep. [OE. &?;, &?;. See Again.] Again; back against. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A*yen"ward (&?;), adv. Backward. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ayle (&?;), n. [OE. ayel, aiel, OF. aiol, aiel, F. aïeul, a dim. of L. avus grandfather.] A grandfather. [Obs.]
Writ of Ayle, an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized.
Ay"me` (&?;), n. [Cf. F. ahi interj.] The utterance of the ejaculation "Ay me !" [Obs.] See Ay, interj. "Aymees and hearty heigh-hoes." J. Fletcher.