absence d’esprit (ȧp säNs des prē´), absence of mind.
a causa persa, parole assai (It.), (ä kä´ ōō zä per´sa, pä rô´lāäsä´ē), when the cause is lost, there is enough of words.
accueil (ȧ kö´ē), reception; greeting; welcome.
à charge (ȧ shȧrzh´), at expense.
à cheval (ȧ she vȧl´), on horseback.
à compte (ȧ kôNt´), on account.
à corps perdu (ȧ kôr per dū´), headlong; neck or nothing.
à coup sur (ȧ kōō sür´), with certainty; surely.
à couvert (ȧ kōō ver´), under cover, protected, sheltered.
acqua Tofana (It.), (ä kwä tō fä´nä), a subtle poison.