Defn: A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
AYEGREEN
Aye"green`, n. Etym: [Aye ever + green.] (Bot.)
Defn: The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). Halliwell.
AYEN; AYEIN; AYEINS
A*yen", A*yein", A*yeins", adv. & prep. Etym: [OE. Again.]
Defn: Again; back against. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AYENWARD
A*yen"ward, adv.
Defn: Backward. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AYLE
Ayle, n. Etym: [OE. ayel, aiel, OF. aiol, aiel, F. aïeul, a dim. of
L. avus grandfather.]
Defn: A grandfather. [Obs.] Writ of Ayle, an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized.
AYME
Ay"me`, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ahi interj.]