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41aquamanile — [ˌakwəmə nʌɪli, ni:li] noun a medieval water container in the form of a mammal or bird. Origin C19: from late L., from L. aquaemanalis, lit. ewer of water …
42aquarelle — [ˌakwə rɛl] noun the technique of painting with thin, transparent watercolours. Origin C19: from Fr., from Ital. acquarella watercolour …
43aquarist — [ akwərɪst] noun a person who keeps an aquarium …
44aquarobics — [ˌakwə rəʊbɪks] plural noun [treated as sing. or plural] aerobic exercises performed in water …
45aquavit — [ˌakwə vi:t] (also akvavit) noun an alcoholic spirit made from potatoes. Origin C19: from Norw., Swed., and Dan. akvavit, lit. water of life …
46aqueduct — [ akwɪdʌkt] noun 1》 a bridge or viaduct carrying a waterway over a valley or other gap. 2》 Anatomy a small duct in the body containing fluid. Origin C16: from obs. Fr., from L. aquae ductus conduit , from aqua water + ducere to lead …
47aquifer — [ akwɪfə] noun a body of permeable rock able to hold or transmit water. Origin early 20th cent.: from L. aqui (from aqua water ) + fer bearing …
48aquilegia — [ˌakwɪ li:dʒə] noun a plant bearing showy flowers with backward pointing spurs. [Genus Aquilegia.] Origin from med. L., prob. from L. aquilegus water collecting …
49aquiline — [ akwɪlʌɪn] adjective 1》 like an eagle. 2》 (of a person s nose) curved like an eagle s beak. Origin C17: from L. aquilinus, from aquila eagle …
50arquebus — /ˈakwəbəs/ (say ahkwuhbuhs) noun a light handgun with matchlock or wheel lock mechanism. Also, harquebus. {French arquebuse, from Italian (obsolete) arcobuso, from Dutch haakbus} …
