ABRAHAMIC
A`bra*ham"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant.
ABRAHAMITIC; ABRAHAMITICAL
A`bra*ham*it"ic, A`bra*ham*it*ic*al(#), a.
Defn: Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
ABRAHAM-MAN; ABRAM-MAN
A"bra*ham-man`(#) or A"bram-man`(#), n. Etym: [Possibly in allusion
to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng.
Dict. ).]
Defn: One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares. To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith.
ABRAID
A*braid", v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. abraiden, to awake, draw (a sword),
AS. abredgan to shake, draw; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig.
meaning out) + bregdan to shake, throw. See Braid.]
Defn: To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
ABRANCHIAL
A*bran"chi*al, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Abranchiate.