Chapter Aminadab to Amundeville of A by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Amram's Son Moses. (Exodus vi. 20.)

As when the potent rod
Of Amram's son, in Egypt's evil day,
Waved round the coast."
Milton: Paradise Lost, i. 338--40.

Amri in the satire of Absalom and Achitophel , by Dryden and Tate, is designed for Heneage Finch, Earl of Notthingham and Lord Chancellor.

"Our list of nobles next let Amri grace,
Whose merits claimed the Abethdin's (Lord Chancellor's) high place -
To whom the double blessing does belong,
With Moses' inspiration, Aaron's tongue."
Part ii.

Amrita The elixir of immortality, made by churning the milk-sea (Hindu mythology). Sir William Jones speaks of an apple so called, because it bestows immortality on those who partake of it. The word means immortal. (See Ambrosia.)

Amsanctus A lake in Italy, in the territory of Hirpinum, said to lead down to the infernal regions. The word means sacred water.

Amuck To run amuck. To talk or write on a subject of which you are wholly ignorant; to run foul of. The Malays, under the influence of opium, become so excited that they sometimes rush forth with daggers, yelling "Amoq! amoq !" (Kill! kill!), and fall foul of any one they chance to meet.

"Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet
To run amuck and tilt at all I meet."
Pope: Sattires, i. 69--70.

Amulet Something worn, generally round the neck, as a charm. (Arabic, hamulet, that which is suspended.)

The early Christians used to wear amulets called Ichthus, fish; the word is composed of the initial letters of Iesos CHristos THeou Uios Soter (Jesus Christ, Son of God, our Saviour). (See Notarica.)

Amundeville Lady Adeline Amundeville, a lady who "had a twilight tinge of blue," could make epigrams, give delightful soirées, and was fond of making matches. - Bryon: Don Juan, xv., xvi.