Defn: To enamel. [Obs.]
Enlightened all with stars, And richly ameled. Chapman.
AMELCORN
Am"el*corn`, n. Etym: [Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer, spelt, and
L. amylum starch, Gr.
Defn: A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; — called also French rice.
AMELIORABLE
A*mel"io*ra*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being ameliorated.
AMELIORATE
A*mel"io*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ameliorating.] Etym: [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F.
améliorer. See Meliorate.]
Defn: To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.
Macaulay.
AMELIORATE
A*mel"io*rate, v. i.
Defn: To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.
AMELIORATION
A*mel`io*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. amélioration.]