ACHATE
A*chate", n. Etym: [F. achat purchase. See Cates.]
1. Purchase; bargaining. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. pl.
Defn: Provisions. Same as Cates. [Obs.] Spenser.
ACHATINA
Ach`a*ti"na, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.
ACHATOUR
A*cha*tour", n. Etym: [See Cater.]
Defn: Purveyor; acater. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ACHE Ache, n. Etym: [OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.]
Defn: Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." Shak.