 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...fo SE to crofs it. Bacon. An ACRO'STICK. /. [from «;-<&• and ;!^ Gr.] A poem in which the firft letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the perfon or thing on which the poem is written. ACROTERS, mACKOTERIA.f. [In architec lure; from <U»o»,... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1797 - 618 pages
...Athwart, laid over fomething fo as to crofs it. ACROST1CK, à-krùi'-tlk. f. A poem in which the firll letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the perfon or thing on which the poem is written. » ACROTER, àk' krô tur | ACROTERIUM.ik-krö-te'-ry-fim.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1802 - 990 pages
...fo ач to croie it. Васю. ACRO'STICK.> г. [from **f9- and nx!&, Gr.jA poem in which the firft letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the perfon or thing on which the poem is written. ACROTEKS or ACROTE'RIA. t. [from a«««, Or. the extremity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...men in the air 01 four or ;:ve rows risir.gonc above another. Acno'sTrrK. nj [from ox;-© andr>x©' J A poem in which the first letter of every line being...the person or thing on which the poem is written. AcHo'httcn.aJJ. i. That relates to an acrpstick. a. That contains acvosticks. . Leave writing plays,... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1807 - 1108 pages
...ad. Athwart; laid over something so as to cross it. An AcRosTiCK,d-kr6ss'tik. s. A poem, in H hich the first letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the person or thing on which tbe poem is written. To ACT, akt. vn To be in action, not to rest. To ACT, akt. va To perform a borrowed... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1806 - 636 pages
...ACROSS, a-kross'. ad. Athwart, laid over something <o as to cross it. An AcRos'riCK., â-kross'iîk. s. A poem, in which the first letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the peison or ihmg on which the poem is written. To ACT, âkt. vn To be in action, not to rest. To ACT,... | |
 | Burgiss Allison - English language - 1815 - 430 pages
...\crostick, âk-krôs'tik. s. a poem ¡n which the first letter of eveiy line being taken, makes np the name of the person or thing on which the poem is writtei}. Ta Act, âkt. v. n- not to rest: va fa bear a borrowed character. Act, âkt. s. a deed, an... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 756 pages
...ten thoufand ways. Dryden, * An ACROSTICK. nf [from **•&" and nx&, Gr.] A poem in which the firft letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the perfon or thing on which the poem is written* ACROSTICS likewife lignified poems, where the same was... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1820 - 522 pages
...sprout from the end of seeds. Across, A-krasJ ad. Athwart, over something* Acrostick, A-kros-tlk, *. A poem in which the first letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of a person or thing. To be in action, not to rest. Act, ikfft, V.Mi Acuminated, a-ku-my-iii-ted, Action,... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1822 - 808 pages
...without the intimacy of friendship. ACQUAINTED, ak-kwlm'ted. Familiar, An ACROSTICK, â-krôss'tîk, ». A poem, in which the first letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the person or ik Í... ..... • «k-kwesf, ». Acquisition; the Ibine Kaincd To ACQUIESCE, ik-kwe-eX г. я. rot... | |
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A poem, in which the first letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the person or thing on which the poem is written. 
