Above

a-buv', prep. Higher in place than superior — adv. Overhead in a higher place before in order of place higher in rank or power. [AS. — abufan, an, on, be, by, and ufan, upward.] Above'board, -bord, adv. Not concealed; openly. — Above'-ground. Alive not interred. Abracadabra, ab'ra-ka-dab''- »„„.„.„.„„. ra, n. A cabalistic word, Vr r aVa n a b R formerly used as a charm, VeraAdabA arranged in the form of a /b R a c A DV AKefa-brad', v. To WrYcV rub or wear off [L. ab and A „ A r radere, to scrape, shave.]— „ R Abra'dant, n. That which A B R abrades; esp. powder used " in grinding and polishing. — Abra's ion, -zhun, n. A rubbing or scraping off; substance worn off by attrition.