3. So as to be heard by others; privately. Then lords and ladies spake aside. Sir W. Scott. To set aside (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, to set aside a verdict or a judgment.
ASIDE
A*side", n.
Defn: Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.
ASILUS
A*si"lus, n. Etym: [L., a gadfly.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of large and voracious two-winged flies, including the bee killer and robber fly.
ASINEGO; ASSINEGO
As`i*ne"go, As`si*ne"go, n. Etym: [Sp. asnico, dim. of asno an ass.]
Defn: A stupid fellow. [Obs.] Shak.
ASININE
As"i*nine, a. Etym: [L. asininus, fr. asinus ass. See Ass.]
Defn: Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy. "Asinine nature." B. Jonson. "Asinine feast." Milton.
ASININITY
As`i*nin"i*ty, n.