agricolationt (agrikolashon)

[L. agri colatio (n-), agricole (ag'ri-kōl), n. [ The pasture and the food of plants First let the young agricolist be taught. Dodsley's Coll. of Poems , Agriculture. [ agricola , Paley . agricolous (a-grik'ō-lus), a. Reason requires us, when we speak of Christianity, to expound the phrase agreeably to history, if we mean to claim on its behalf the authority of civilized man. Gladstone, Might of Right, p. 189. (b) Pleasingly; in an agreeable manner; in a manner to give pleasure: as, to be agreeably entertained with a dis course. .. The years which he [Temple] spent at the Hague seem to have pa ed very agreeably. Macaulay, Sir William Temple. We were also most agreeably surprised by the beauty of the scenery. Lady Bra ey , Voyage of Sunbeam, II. xxii. (ct) Alike; in the same or a similar manner; similarly. With hem that every fortune receyven agreablely or egaly [equally]. Chaucer , Boëthius. Spenser, F. Q., VI. vii. 3. agreeinglyt (a-grē'ing-li), adv . In conformity to. Sheldon. Armed both agreeably . IMG:content-0422.png:[blocks in formation] If harm agree me, wherto pleyne I thenne? Chaucer, Troilus, i. 409. Case agreed or stated. See case1. agreeability (a-grē-a-bil'i-ti), n. [Mod. form of ME. agreablete, Al fortune is blisful to a man by the agreablete or by the egalite of hym that suffer eth it. Chaucer, Boëthius. She was all good humour, spirits, sense, and agreeabili ty. (Surely I may make words when at a lo , if Dr. Johnson does.) Mme. D'Arblay, Diary, I. 42. agreeable (a-grē'a-bl), a. [ Though they embraced not this practice of burning, yet entertained they many ceremonies agreeable unto Greek and Roman obsequies. Sir T. Browne , Urn-Burial, i. [In this sense agreeable is sometimes incorrectly used for agreeably: as, agreeable to the order of the day, the house took up the report of the committee.] 2. Pleasing, either to the mind or to the senses; to one's liking: as, agreeable manners; fruit agreeable to the taste. There was something extremely agreeable in the cheerful flow of animal spirits of the little man. IMG:content-0423.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0424.png:[blocks in formation] Agreement for insurance, an agreement preliminary to the filling out and delivery of a policy with specific stipulations. - External agreement. See external. - Memo agrum of agreement. See memorandum.-Method of agreement. See method. - Non-importation agreement, an agreement made between the American colonies at Philadelphia, Oct. 20, 1774, not to import anything from or manufactured in Great Britain or Ireland or the West Indies. This action was taken by way of retaliation for the pa age by Parliament of certain acts for raising IMG:content-0425.png:[blocks in formation] farmer (see agricole ), + -ous.] Agricultural. Sydney Smith. agricultor (ag'ri-kul-tor), n. [L., better written separately, agri cult or, tiller of land: agri, gen. of ager, land, field (see acre); cult or, tiller, The transition from the pastoral to the agricultural life has almost always been effected by means of slavery. D. W. Ro , German Land-holding, p. 3. Agricultural ant, a kind of ant which clears the ground of verdure in the vicinity of its nest. Such a species is Pogonomyrmex barbatus of Texas, which cuts down all the herbage within ten or twelve feet of its nest. - Agricultural chemistry, a branch of chemistry treating of the composition and chemical properties of plants, soils, manures, feeding-stuffs for cattle, etc. - Agricultural Children Act, an English statute of 1873 (36 and 37 Vict. c. 67) which restricts the employment of children in agricultural work and provides for their education. - Agricultural engine, a portable steam-motor for general work on a farm. See traction - engine and steam - plow. Agricultural Gangs Act, an English statute of 1867 (30 and 31 Vict. c. 130) which regulates the contracting of women and children to labor on farms. - Agricultural geology, that branch of geology which treats of the resources of a country in respect of soils, subsoils, subjacent strata, and mineral manures. - Agricultural Holdings Acts, two English statutes of 1875 and 1883, as to the relation of landlord and tenant, the settlement of their disputes, and compensation for improvements. - Agricultural society, a society for promoting agricultural interests, such as the improvement of land, of implements, of the breeds of cattle, etc.