a maximis ad minima (L.), from the greatest to the least.

amazone (Fr.), a lady's riding-habit.

âme damnée (Fr.), lit. 'damned soul,' any one's tool or agent blindly devoted to one's will.

âme de boue (Fr.), a soul of mud, a low-minded person.

a mensâ et toro (L.), from bed and board.

âme perdue (Fr.), lit. 'lost soul,' a desperate character.

â merveille (Fr.), wonderfully, perfectly.

amicizia (It.), friendship, an intrigue.

amicus curiæ (L.), a friend of the court: a disinterested adviser, not a party to the case (wrongly, a friend in high quarters).

amicus humani generis (L.), a friend of the human race.