Barge laden, to three arches of a bridge,
Crowned with the minster-towers.
PART V.—MISCELLANEOUS DERIVATIVES.
I.—WORDS DERIVED FROM THE NAMES OF PERSONS.
1.—NOUNS.
at'las, a collection of maps bound together: "Atlas," a fabled giant who, according to the Greek notion bore the earth upon his shoulders.
acad'emy, a superior grade school, a society of learned men: "Academus," a Greek in whose garden near Athens Plato taught.
ammo'nia, the pungent matter of smelling salts: "Jupiter Ammon," near whose temple in Libya it was originally obtained.
bac'chanal, one who indulges in drunken revels: "Bacchus," the god of wine.