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Abiliment
Abiliment A*bil"i*ment ([.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*ment), n.
Habiliment. [Obs.]
AlimentAliment Al"i*ment, n. [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish;
akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F.
aliment. See Old.]
1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which
feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The
necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of
support.
Aliments of their sloth and weakness. --Bacon.
2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.] Aliment
Aliment Al"i*ment, v. t.
1. To nourish; to support.
2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]
Alimental
Alimental Al`i*men"tal, a.
Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing
the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.
Alimentally
Alimentally A`li*men"tal*ly, adv.
So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality.
--Sir T. Browne.
Alimentariness
Alimentariness Al`i*men"ta*ri*ness, n.
The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [R.]
AlimentaryAlimentary Al`i*men"ta*ry, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum:
cf. F. alimentaire.]
Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of
nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.
Alimentary canal, the entire channel, extending from the
mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through
the body, and the useless parts ejected. Alimentary canalAlimentary Al`i*men"ta*ry, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum:
cf. F. alimentaire.]
Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of
nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.
Alimentary canal, the entire channel, extending from the
mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through
the body, and the useless parts ejected. Alimentation
Alimentation Al`i*men*ta"tion, n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL.
alimentatio.]
1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of
the alimentary canal.
2. State or mode of being nourished. --Bacon.
Alimentiveness
Alimentiveness Al`i*men"tive*ness, n.
The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [Chiefly in
Phrenol.]
Appliment
Appliment Ap*pli"ment, n.
Application. [Obs.] --Marston
Compliment
Compliment Com"pli*ment, v. t.
To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of
approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a
compliment to.
Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; . . .
Should compliment their foes and shun their friends.
--Prior.
Syn: To praise; flatter; adulate; commend.
Compliment
Compliment Com"pli*ment, v. i.
To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of
respect.
I make the interlocutors, upon occasion, compliment
with one another. --Boyle.
ComplimentalComplimental Com`pli*men"tal, a.
Complimentary. [Obs.]
Languages . . . grow rich and abundant in complimental
phrases, and such froth. --Sir H.
Wotton.
-- Com`pli*men"tal*ly, adv. [Obs.] --Boyle. --
Com`pli*men"tal*ness, n. [Obs.] --Hammond. ComplimentallyComplimental Com`pli*men"tal, a.
Complimentary. [Obs.]
Languages . . . grow rich and abundant in complimental
phrases, and such froth. --Sir H.
Wotton.
-- Com`pli*men"tal*ly, adv. [Obs.] --Boyle. --
Com`pli*men"tal*ness, n. [Obs.] --Hammond. ComplimentalnessComplimental Com`pli*men"tal, a.
Complimentary. [Obs.]
Languages . . . grow rich and abundant in complimental
phrases, and such froth. --Sir H.
Wotton.
-- Com`pli*men"tal*ly, adv. [Obs.] --Boyle. --
Com`pli*men"tal*ness, n. [Obs.] --Hammond. Complimentary
Complimentary Com`pli*men"ta*ry, a.
Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or
containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a
complimentary ticket. ``Complimentary addresses.'
--Prescott.
Complimentative
Complimentative Com`pli*men"ta*tive, a.
Complimentary. [R.] --Boswell.
Complimenter
Complimenter Com"pli*ment`er, n.
One who compliments; one given to complimenting; a flatterer.
Habiliment
Habiliment Ha*bil"i*ment, n. [F. habillement, fr. habiller to
dress, clothe, orig., to make fit, make ready, fr. habile
apt, skillful, L. habilis. See Habile.]
1. A garment; an article of clothing. --Camden.
2. pl. Dress, in general. --Shak.
Habilimented
Habilimented Ha*bil"i*ment*ed, a.
Clothed. Taylor (1630).
Inalimental
Inalimental In*al`i*men"tal, a.
Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Limenean
Limenean Li*men"e*an (l[-e]*m[e^]n"[-e]*an), a.
Of or pertaining to Lima, or to the inhabitants of Lima, in
Peru. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Lima.
StabilimentStabiliment Sta*bil"i*ment, n. [L. stabilimentum, fr.
stabilire to make firm ir stable, fr. stabilis. See Stable,
a.]
The act of making firm; firm support; establishment. [R.]
--Jer. taylor.
They serve for stabiliment, propagation, and shade.
--Derham. Sublimeness
Sublimeness Sub*lime"ness, n.
The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity.
Superalimentation
Superalimentation Su`per*al`i*men*ta"tion, n.
The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of
the natural appetite for it.
Unruliment
Unruliment Un*rul"i*ment, n.
Unruliness. [Obs.] ``Breaking forth with rude unruliment.'
--Spenser.
Meaning of Limen from wikipedia
- In physiology, psychology, or psychophysics, a
limen or a
liminal point is a
sensory threshold of a
physiological or
psychological response. Such points...
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Kalos Limen (Ancient Gr****: Καλός Λιμήν, lit. 'Charming Harbor'; Ukrainian: Калос-Лімен; Russian: Калос Лимен) is an
ancient Gr****
colony on the east...
- The
limen insulae forms the
junction point between anterior and
posterior stem of the
lateral sulcus. It is the
lateral most
limit of the
anterior perforated...
- noticeable,
detectable at
least half the time. This
limen is also
known as the
difference limen,
difference threshold, or
least perceptible difference...
- Look up
limen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Limen is a word of
equivocal semantics written in the
Latin alphabet, and used in many
different modern...
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Achaion Limen (Ancient Gr****: Ἀχαιῶν λιμήν) was a port town of
ancient Aeolis. Its site is
located near Haci
Ahmet Ağa,
Asiatic Turkey.
Richard Talbert...
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Liminal is an
English adjective meaning "on the threshold", from
Latin līmen,
plural limina.
Liminal or
Liminality may
refer to: Liminality, the quality...
- 39°14′43″N 20°28′42″E / 39.245262°N 20.478311°E / 39.245262; 20.478311
Elaias Limen (Ancient Gr****: Ἐλαίας Λιμήν - literally, "Bay of Elaea"), also
Elaea or...
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Bathys Limen (Ancient Gr****: Βαθύς λιμήν),
meaning deep harbor, was a town
located on the
coast of the
Propontis on the
promontory of Cyzicus, in ancient...
- Isai
Limen (Ancient Gr****: Ἴσαι Λιμήν) was a port town of
Magnesia in
ancient Thessaly,
mentioned in the
Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax. Its site is unlocated...
