Defn: The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [R.]
His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson.
ASSAMAR
As"sa*mar, n. Etym: [L. assare to roast + amarus, bitter.] (Chem.)
Defn: The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are roasted till they turn brown.
ASSAMESE
As`sam*ese", a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Assam, a province of British India, or to its inhabitants. — n. sing. & pl.
Defn: A native or natives of Assam.
ASSAPAN; ASSAPANIC
As`sa*pan", As`sa*pan"ic, n. Etym: [Prob. Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American flying squirrel (Pteromys volucella).
ASSART As*sart", n. Etym: [OF. essart the grubbing up of trees, fr. essarter to grub up or clear ground of bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. exartum, exartare, for exsaritare; L. ex + sarire, sarrire, saritum, to hoe, weed.]
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