Ambroid
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noun
a variant of amberoid
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- Ambrose channel
a ship channel at the entrance to new york harbor, near sandy hook. 7½ miles (12 km) long. historical examples it was a few minutes after seven o’clock when she arrived at the entrance to ambrose channel. sinking of the t-tanic various
- Ambrosia beetle
. noun any of various small beetles of the genera anisandrus, xyleborus, etc, that bore tunnels into solid wood, feeding on fungi growing in the tunnels: family scolytidae (bark beetles)
- Ambrosian chant
the liturgical chant, established by saint ambrose, characterized by ornamented, often antiphonal, singing. historical examples the “ambrosian chant” was the antiphonal plain-song arranged and systematized to statelier effect in choral symphony. the story of the hymns and tunes theron brown and hezekiah b-tterworth he introduced the ambrosian chant, a mode of singing more monotonous than […]
- Ambrosian
roman catholic church. pertaining to the religious congregations under the protection of saint . pertaining to the ancient liturgy of the church of milan. (lowercase) . exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant. worthy of the gods; divine. historical examples the “ambrosian chant” was the antiphonal plain-song arranged and systematized to statelier […]
- Ambrotype
an early type of photograph, made by placing a gl-ss negative against a dark background. historical examples shoemaker shops, watch making and ambrotype galleries were built, and brandy station soon became a thriving town. campaign of the fourteenth regiment new jersey volunteers j. newton terrill suddenly ellen tiffton’s story of the ambrotype flashed into ‘lina’s […]