ALWAYS, awl'w[=a]z, ALWAY, awl'w[=a], _adv._ through all ways: continually:
for ever. [Gen. case of ALWAY.]
AM, am, the 1st pers. sing, of the verb To be. [A.S. _eom_; Gr. _ei-mi_;
Lat. _s-u-m_ (_as_-(_u_)-_mi_); Goth. _-im_; Sans. _as-mi_.]
AMADOU, am'a-d[=oo], _n._ a soft spongy substance, growing as a fungus on
forest trees, used as a styptic and as tinder. [Fr. _amadouer_, to allure
(as in the phrase 'to _coax_ a fire'); prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Norse
_mata_, to feed.]
AMAIN, a-m[=a]n', _adv._ with main force or strength: violently: at full
speed: exceedingly. [Pfx. _a-_ = _on_, and MAIN.]
AMALGAM, a-mal'gam, _n._ a compound of mercury with another metal: any soft
mixture: a combination of various elements: one of the ingredients in an
alloy.--_v.t._ AMAL'GAMATE, to mix mercury with another metal: to
compound.--_v.i._ to unite in an amalgam: to blend.--_n._ AMALGAM[=A]'TION,
the blending of different things: a homogeneous union of diverse
elements.--_adj._ AMALGAM[=A]'TIVE. [L. and Gr. _malagma_, an
emollient--Gr. _malassein_, to soften.]
AMANDINE, am'an-din, _n._ a kind of cold cream prepared from sweet almonds.
[Fr.--_amande_, almond.]
AMANUENSIS, a-man-[=u]-en'sis, _n._ one who writes to dictation: a copyist:
a secretary:--_pl._ AMANUEN'S[=E]S. [L.--_ab_, from, and _manus_, the
hand.]