Webster 1913 directory
Historical records beginning with A
Each result is one exact historical sense, not a claim about modern etymological consensus.
43 released Webster 1913 records begin with A.
Always
[All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAmerican
[Named from Americus Vespucius.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounArea
[L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. Are, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadverbAlready
[All (OE. al) + ready.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAction
[OF. action, L. actio, fr. agere to do. See Act.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAccount
[OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See Account, v. t., Count, n., 1.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounApril
[L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbAnswer
[OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAugust
[L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F. auguste. See Augment.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbArticle
[Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See Article, n., Articulate.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbAttack
[F. attaquer, orig. another form of attacher to attack: cf. It. attacare to fasten, attack. See Attach, Tack a small nail.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAlbum
[L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. Alb.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbAllow
[OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise. See Local, and cf. Allocate, Laud.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAddition
[F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere to add.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAssociation
[Cf. F. association, LL. associatio, fr. L. associare.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAnnual
[OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveActive
[F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounApproach
[Cf. F. approche. See Approach, v. i.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAward
[Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See Award, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAgency
[agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounArms
[OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See Arm, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAfrican
[L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAnimal
[L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbApply
[OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist together. See Applicant, Ply.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAdult
[L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See Adolescent, Old.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAdvantage
[OE. avantage, avauntage, F. avantage, fr. avant before. See Advance, and cf. Vantage.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAudience
[F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire to hear. See Audible, a.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbAppreciate
[L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. Appraise.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAssistant
[Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAlternative
[Cf. F. alternatif.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAccident
[F. accident, fr. L. accidens, -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. See Cadence, Case.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAppearance
[F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See Appear.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbAppeal
[OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAppropriate
[L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAbuse
[F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See Abuse, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounActor
[L. actor, fr. agere to act.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAdvance
[Cf. F. avance, fr. avancer. See Advance, v.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAssistance
[Cf. F. assistance.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbAffect
[L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See Fact.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbAdmit
[OE. amitten, L. admittere, admissum; ad + mittere to send: cf. F. admettre, OF. admettre, OF. ametre. See Missile.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounAttitude
[It. attitudine, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus suited, fitted: cf. F. attitude. Cf. Aptitude.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAccurate
[L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveAnniversary
[L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]
Webster 1913 exact recordWhat this answer proves
One named sense in one historical dictionary edition.
The answer reports the selected headword, part of speech, etymology, definition, and source locator as transcribed in the cross-verified 1913 record.