Defn: Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.
4. Without a leader or chief.
5. Wanting the beginning. A false or acephalous structure of sentence. De Quincey.
6. (Pros.)
Defn: Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry. Brande.
ACEQUIA
A*ce"qui*a, n. [Sp.]
Defn: A canal or trench for irrigating land. [Sp. Amer.]
ACERATE
Ac"er*ate, n. Etym: [See Aceric.] (Chem.)
Defn: A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.
ACERATE
Ac"er*ate, a.