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Amber
a.
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Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.
Ambered
p. p. & p. a.
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of Amber
Amber
v. t.
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To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
Amber
v. t.
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To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.
Amber fish
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A fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Carolinensis.)
Ambergrease
n.
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See Ambergris.
Ambergris
n.
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A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212¡ Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.
Amber room
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A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber. The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered. The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian artisans.
Amber seed
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Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed.
Amber tree
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A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.
Ambes-as
n.
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Ambs-ace.
Ambidexter
a.
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Using both hands with equal ease.
Ambidexter
n.
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A person who uses both hands with equal facility.
Ambidexter
n.
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A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes.
Ambidexter
n.
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A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict.
Ambidexterity
n.
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The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility.
Ambidexterity
n.
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Versatility; general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.
Ambidexterity
n.
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Double-dealing.
Ambidexterity
n.
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A juror's taking of money from the both parties for a verdict.
Ambidextral
a.
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Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand side.
Ambidextrous
a.
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Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.
Ambidextrous
a.
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Practicing or siding with both parties.
Ambidextrously
adv.
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In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.
Ambidextrousness
n.
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The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.
Ambient
a.
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Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing.
Ambient
n.
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Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient.
Ambigenous
a.
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Of two kinds.
Ambigenous
a.
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Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid.
Ambigu
n.
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An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time.
Ambiguities
pl.
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of Ambiguity