Antiattrition
(An`ti*at*tri"tion) n. Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for
machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.
Antibacchius
(||An`ti*bac*chi"us) n. [L., fr. Gr. + . See Bacchius.] (Pros.) A foot of three syllables,
the first two long, and the last short
Antibillous
(An`ti*bil"lous) a. Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.
Antibrachial
(An`ti*brach"i*al) a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
Antibrachium
(||An`ti*brach"i*um) n. [NL.] (Anat.) That part of the fore limb between the brachium and
the carpus; the forearm.
Antibromic
(An`ti*bro"mic) n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. a stink.] An agent that destroys offensive smells; a
deodorizer.
Antiburgher
(An`ti*burgh"er) n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Burghers deeming it improper
to take the Burgess oath.
Antic
(An"tic) a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.]
1. Old; antique. [Obs.] "Lords of antic fame." Phaer.
2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
The antic postures of a merry- andrew.
Addison.
The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape.
Fuller. Antic
(An"tic), n.
1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
Woven with antics and wild imagery.
Spenser.
3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
And fraught with antics as the Indian bird
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.
Wordsworth.
4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]
Performed by knights and ladies of his court
In nature of an antic.
Ford.
Antic
(An"tic), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
Antic
(An"tic), v. i. To perform antics.
Anticatarrhal
(An`ti*ca*tarrh`al) a. (Med.) Efficacious against catarrh. — n. An anticatarrhal remedy.
Anticathode
(An`ti*cath"ode) n. (Phys.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the
cathode rays impinge.
Anticausodic
(An`ti*cau*sod"ic) a. & n. (Med.) Same as Anticausotic.
