 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...Hraodituara. 'oAGA'Zli. va [tVom uirid|osr.] To ftrike with amazement. Fairy Qutea iGE. f. [agr, Fr.] I. Any period of time attributed to Something as the whole* or part, of ks duration. Stskcffi. i. A fucceflion or generation of men. Kaf. }. The time in which any particular... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - English language - 1790 - 656 pages
...attributed to fomething as the whole, or part of its duration ; a • fucceffion or generation of men ; 'be time in which any particular man, or race of men lived, as, the 6 precious age of heroes ; the. fpace of a hundred years ; the fatter part of life, old age; in law,... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1797 - 618 pages
...f. Any period of time attributed to fomething as the whole, or part of it's duration ; t fucceSion or generation of men ; the time in which any particular...or race of men lived, as, the age of heroes ; the fpace of a hundred years ; the latter part of life, old age ; in law, in a man the age of twenty-one... | |
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1803 - 304 pages
...attributed to fomething, as the •whole, or part, of its duration, z. A fuccefllon or generation of men. 3. The time in which any particular man, or race of men, lived ; as, the age of heroes, the age of Wafhington. 4. The (pace of an hundred years ; a fecular period ; a century. 5. The latter part... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...xtalium, of fías ; by junios, from aa, which, in the Teutonic dialects, signified long duration.] x. Any period of time attributed to something, as the whole, or part, of its duration : in this sense we say, the age of man, the several ages of the world, the golden or iron age. One... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1811 - 962 pages
...and, with a little assistance from the imagination, complete pictures are perceived. AGE, signifies 1. Any period of time attributed to something, as the whole, or part of its duration. 2 A succession or generation of men. 3. The time in which any particular man, or race of men, lived.... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 462 pages
...and, with a little assistance from the imagination, complete pictures are perceived. ACB, signifies 1. Any period of time attributed to something, as the whole, or part of ita duration. 3 A- succession or generation of men. 3. The time in which any particular man, or race... | |
 | John Walker - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1819 - 800 pages
...ag'at^. a. Partaking of the nature of agate. To AGAZE, ag-izc'. va To strike with amazement. AGE, aje. s. Any period of time attributed to something as the...duration ; a succession or generation of men ; the lime in which any particular man, or race of men, lived, as, the age of heroes; the space of a hundred... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1822 - 710 pages
...ag'-a-te, a. Partaking of the nature of agate. Tt> AGAZE, a-gize! va To strike with amazement. AGE, ^je, s. Any period of time attributed to something as the...of its duration ; a succession or generation of men j the time in which any particular man, or race of men, lived, as, the age of heroes ; the space of... | |
 | John Walker - 1824 - 788 pages
...agate. To AGAZE, a-gazc', va To strike with amazement. AGE, aje, ». Any period of time attributed tu something as the whole, or part, of its duration ;...generation of men ; the time in which any particular man »r race ul men lived, as, the age of heroes ; the space ot a hundred years j the latter part of life,... | |
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Any period of time attributed to something as the whole, or part, of its duration ; a succession or generation of men ; the time in which any particular man or race of men lived, as, the age of heroes... 
