absent ness (absentnes)

The quality of being absent, inattentive, or absent-minded; absent-mindedne . dark lantern, fem. of L. absconsus, for abscond i tus, pp. of abscond ere, hi do: see abscond and sconce1.] Eccles., a dark lantern holding a wax light, used in the choir in reading the absolu was ters and prayers at lauds. abscond (ab-skond'), v. [L. abscond ere, hide, put away, in trans. 1. To retire from public view, or from the place in which one resides or is ordinarily to be found; depart in a sudden and secret manner; take one's self off; decamp, especially, to go out of the way in order to avoid a legal proce . He must, for reasons which nobody could divine, have absconded. Barham, In golds by Legends, 1. 150. absent look which so often tempts children of the world to offer its wearer a penny for his thoughts. A. W. Ward , Life of Chaucer, iii. Absent with leave ( mil it . ), said of officers permitted to absent themselves from their posts, and of enlisted men on furlough. Absent without leave ( mil it .), said of officers and soldiers (sometimes of deserters) who have absented themselves from their posts without permi ion; they are so reported in order to bring their offense under the cognizance of a court martial. In the United States army, an officer absent without leave for three months may be dropped from the rolls of the army by the Presi dent, and is not eligible to reappointment. Wilhelm , Mil. Dict, Syn. 3. Absent, Inattentive, Abstracted, Preoccu pied , Diverted, Distracted. An absent man is one whose mind wanders unconsciously from his immediate sur And then comes answer like an Absey - book . Shak., K. John, 1. 1. absidiole (ab-sid'i-ōl), n. Same as apsidiole . absinth (ab's inth), n. [F. absinthe , abs in thium: see absinthium.] 1. Wormwood. See absinthium.-2. Absinthe (which see).