Defn: In the act of grinning. "His visage all agrin." Tennyson.
AGRIOLOGIST
Ag`ri*ol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One versed or engaged in agriology.
AGRIOLOGY
Ag`ri*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.
AGRISE
A*grise", v. i. Etym: [AS. agrisan to dread; a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger.
er-, orig. meaning out) + grisan, for gr (only in comp.), akin to
OHG. gr, G. grausen, to shudder. See Grisly.]
Defn: To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AGRISE
A*grise", v. t.
1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [Obs.] Wyclif.
2. To terrify; to affright. [Obs.] His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser.