| Abricock |
| See Apricot. |
| Abridged |
| of Abridge |
| Abridging |
| of Abridge |
| Abridge |
| To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to
diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. |
| Abridge |
| To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet
retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a
history or dictionary. |
| Abridge |
| To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly
by from; as, to abridge one of his rights. |
| Abridger |
| One who abridges. |
| Abridgment |
| The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged;
diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of
pleasures or of expenses. |
| Abridgment |
| An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or
abridged form; an abbreviation. |
| Abridgment |
| That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an
entertainment that makes the time pass quickly. |
