AÏche¶niÏal (#), a. Pertaining to an achene.
Ach¶eÏron (#), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Myth.) A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.
Shak.
Ach·eÏron¶tic (#), a. Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.
AÏchiev¶aÏble (#), a. Capable of being achieved.
Barrow.
AÏchiev¶ance (#), n. [Cf. OF. achevance.] Achievement. [Obs.]
Sir T. Elyot.
AÏchieve¶ (#), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Achieved (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Achieving (#).] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; ? (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief.] 1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; Ð as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.
Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it.
I. Taylor.
2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness.
Shak.
Thou hast achieved our liberty.
Milton.
[Obs., with a material thing as the aim.]
Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.
Prior.
He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description.
Shak.
3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.]
Shak.
Syn. Ð To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish.
AÏchieve¶ment (#), n. [Cf. F. achŠvement, E. Hatchment.] 1. The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.
2. A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
[The exploits] of the ancient saints… do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes.
Barrow.
The highest achievements of the human intellect.
Macaulay.
3. (Her.) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
Cussans.
AÏchiev¶er (#), n. One who achieves; a winner.
Ach·ilÏle¶an (#), a. Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible.
AÏchil¶les' ten¶don (#), n. [L. Achillis tendo.] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; Ð so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx.
AÏchi¶lous (#), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? lip.] (Bot.) Without a lip.
Ach¶ing (#), a. That aches; continuously painful. See Ache. Ð Ach¶ingÏly, adv.
The aching heart, the aching head.
Longfellow.
Ø A·chiÏo¶te (#), n. [Sp. achiote, fr. Indian achiotl.] Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto.
AÏchlam¶yÏdate (#), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ?. ?. a short cloak.] (Zo”l.) Not possessing a mantle; Ð said of certain gastropods.