ADAPTORIAL
Ad`ap*to"ri*al, a.
Defn: Adaptive. [R.]
ADAR
A"dar, n. Etym: [Heb. adär.]
Defn: The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.
ADARCE
A*dar"ce, n. Etym: [L. adarce, adarca, Gr.
Defn: A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy. Dana.
ADATIS
Ad"a*tis, n.
Defn: A fine cotton cloth of India.
ADAUNT A*daunt", v. t. Etym: [OE. adaunten to overpower, OF. adonter; à (L. ad) + donter, F. dompter. See Daunt.]
Defn: To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate. [Obs.] Skelton.