ABSENT-MINDED
Ab`sent-mind"ed(#), a.
Defn: Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.
— Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness, n.
— Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly, adv.
ABSENTNESS
Ab"sent*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being absent-minded. H. Miller.
ABSEY-BOOK
Ab"sey-book`(#), n.
Defn: An A-B-C book; a primer. [Obs.] Shak.
ABSINTHATE
Ab"sin"thate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.
ABSINTHE; ABSINTH
Ab"sinthe`, Ab"sinth`, n. Etym: [F. absinthe. See Absinthium.]
1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood.