APLACENTAL, ap-la-sen'tal, _adj._ having no placenta. [_a_ and PLACENTAL.
See PLACENTA.]
APLOMB, a-plom', _n._ the perpendicular, perpendicularity: self-possession,
coolness. [Fr. _aplomb_, perpendicular position--_à plomb_, according to
plummet.]
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APLUSTRE, ap-lus't[.e]r, _n._ the ornament rising above the stern of
ancient ships, often a sheaf of volutes. [L.--Gr. _aphlaston_.]