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Abarticulation. 1751. [ad. L. -ab + articulatio = Gr. galen; see ARTICLE.] Articulation allowing free motion in the joint.

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Abannition, -ation. 1656. [f. med.L. abannire.] Banishment.

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Abanet, abnet. 1707. [Heb., Lev, viii. 13.] A girdle of fine linen, worn esp. by Jewish priests.

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Abandum. [Med.L.] Law. 'Anything sequestered, proscribed, or abandoned.

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+Aband, v. 1559. [Contr. f. ABANDON] 1. To forsake [Spencer]. To banish - 1559.

Abandon, v. ME. [a. OFr. à bandon] Under one's control; at one's discretion.

Abandon, v. ME. [a. OFr. à bandon; see prec. and cf. F. mettre à bandon. 1. To reduce under control, subdue - 1533. 2. To give up to the control of another, surrender to another. ME.; Especially reflexive - to surrender oneself 1564 (also absol). 1755. 3. To cease to hold, use or practice; to give up, renounce ME.; to desert, leave without help 1490.

Abandon, 1755. The act of abandoning; spec. of insured property.

Abandon, 1850. [mod. Fr. See ABANDONMENT.] lit. Surrender to natural impulses; hence freedom from constraint or convention.

Abandonee. 1848. [f. ABANDON v.] One to whom anything is formally abandoned; spec. an underwriter.

Abandonment. 1611. [Fr. abandonnement.] 1. The action of abandoning, or the condition of being abandoned. 1611. 2. Comm. Law. Abandoning an interest or claim, esp. in Marine Insurance 1809. 3. Self-abandonment 1860.

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Abalone. U.S. 1883. [Sp.] An edible molluse, the sea ear.

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+Abalienate. v. 1554. [f. L. abalienatum, abalienare; see ALIEN.] 1. Rom. Law. To make that another's which was ours. 2. To remove; estrange - 1652. 3. To cause aberration of (mind) - 1652. HenceAbelienation.

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Abaiser. 1849. [mod. f OFr. abaisser.] Burnt black or ivory black; used to lower the tones of colour in painting.

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+Abaisance. ME. [a. OFr. abaissance] A low bow - 1721.

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Abaft. ME. [a prep. + bi +aeftan; see AFT and BAFT] A. adv. +1 Backwards ME. 2. Back ME. Usu. Naut. 3. B. Behind.

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Abaddon. ME. [Heb. ābaddōn] Heb In Rev. ix II. Destroyer, 'the angel of the bottomless pit,' abyss. Hence the pit itself.

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+Abada. a. 1599. [Perh. Malay.] The rhinoceros.

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Abacus. Pl. -ci. ME. [a. L. abacus f. Gr. ἄβαξ.] 1. A board strewn with sand, for drawing figures, etc. 2. A calculating frame, esp. one with sliding balls on wires 1686. 3. The upper member of the capital of a column, supporting the architrave 1563.

+ 4. = Aback sb. 5. Gr. & Rom. Antiq. A sideboard.

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Abactinal, a. 1857. [f. L ab + Actinal] Zool. Remote from the actinal area. See ACTINAL.

Aba.ctor. 1659. [a. L., f. abigere.] A stealer of cattle by herds.

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Aback. rare. A square tablet or compartment.

Aback, adv. 1. Backwards, Also fig. 2. In the rear, behind [OE]. 3. Naut. Of sails: Laid back against the mast, with the wind to the front 1697. Also of the ship. Hence To be taken aback, to be caught in front suddenly, through a shift of wind, and driven astern; fig. to be disconcerted by a sudden check.

Also: Abackward, adv. ME. Early f. BACKWARD. Chaucer.

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Abaciscus. [L., a. Gr. ἀβακίσκος dim. of ἄβαξ "board"] 1. A tile or square in a mosaic pavement. 2. = abacus.

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Abacist. ME. [ad. late L. abacista, f. abacus.] One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.

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