aid de camp (ad'de-kamp'; ad'de-kan'), an officer who assists a general in correspondence and in directing movements.
Aidenn (a'den), paradise (from the Arabic word for Eden, used by Poe for the sake of the rhyme).
Aix (aks), a city in Prussia, founded by the Romans and a favorite residence of Charlemagne.
Aix-la-Chapelle (aks'la-sha'pel), is the French name and Aachen the German.
akimbo (a-kim'bo), with hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
alacrity (a-lak'ri-ti), cheerful readiness.
Aladdin (a-lad'in), in the "Arabian Nights' Entertainments," the possessor of a wonderful lamp with magic charms.
alarum (a-lar'um), an old form for alarm.
Albion (al'bi-un), an ancient name of England,
Albyn (al'bin),