Defn: Astonished; abashed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ABAXIAL; ABAXILE
Ab*ax"i*al, Ab*ax"ile, a. Etym: [L. ab + axis axle.] (Bot.)
Defn: Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. Balfour.
ABAY
A*bay", n. Etym: [OF. abay barking.]
Defn: Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay. [Obs.]
ABB
Abb, n. Etym: [AS. aweb, ab; pref. a- + web. See Web.]
Defn: Among weaves, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.
ABBA
Ab"ba, n. Etym: [Syriac abba father. See Abbot.]
Defn: Father; religious superior; — in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
ABBACY Ab"ba*cy, n.; pl. Abbacies. Etym: [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbey.]