Defn: An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.
ADOSCULATION
Ad*os"cu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. adosculari, adosculatum, to kiss. See
Osculate.] (Biol.)
Defn: Impregnation by external contact, without intromission.
ADOWN A*down", adv. Etym: [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of dune off the hill. See Down.]
Defn: From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic] "Thrice did she sink adown." Spenser.
ADOWN
A*down", prep.
Defn: Down. [Archaic & Poetic]
Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. Prior.
ADPRESS
Ad*press", v. t. Etym: [L. adpressus, p. p. of adprimere.]
Defn: See Appressed.
— Ad*pressed",, a.
ADRAD
A*drad", p. a. Etym: [P. p. of adread.]