Aprocta (aprokta)

pl. [NL., neut. pl. of aproctus: see a proc to us.] One of two divisions of the Turbellaria, in which the digestive cavity is cæcal, having no anal aperture: contrasted with Proctucha. See cut under Dendrocæla. a proc to us (a-prok'tus), a. [ The a proc to us condition, which persists in most of the Platy helm int hes, is pa ed through by these forms at an early stage in development. Gegenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 162. ( N. E. D.) apron-string (a'prun-string), n. A string by which an apron is attached to the person.Apron-string hold, in law, a tenure of property through one's wife, or during her lifetime alone. To tied to a woman's apron-strings, to be bound to her as a child is bound to its mother; be unable to break away from her control or influence; be kept subservient to her caprice. apropos (ap-rō-põ′), adv., a., and n. [ F.àpro pos, to the purpose: à, to, with reference to, L. ad, to; propos, purpose, Suddenly, and à propos of nothing, asking him how it was po ible for a man to have three godmothers. W. Black, Shandon-Bells, xxxiii. 3. With reference to that (a thing just mentioned); by the way: used absolutely, to introduce an incidental observation. Mr. Brown is now busy upon his work. Apropos, I heard very lately that my friend was the author of that credit and of that vain simple book of Weston's. IMG:content-1020.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] sanctuary of any church, particularly if it presents a superficial resemblance to an apse in the stricter sense, in that it is at least approximately semicircular in plan, and vaulted: commonly equivalent to chevet, and applied to the altar extremity of a church, even if of rectangular plan and not vaulted, and including the apse-aisles, chapels, and any other adjunct to the ritual east end of a church. The apse in its origin was a characteristic feature of the ancient Roman basilica, in which it formed the raised tribune for the court magistrates. The throne of the quæstor or presiding judge stood in the center of the chord of the arc of the apse. When the basilicas became Christian churches, the throne was replaced by the high altar, which still occupies this position in Latin churches of the strict basilica type, and has regularly kept it in Oriental churches. Some types of church regularly have secondary apses in other positions than at the eastern end, as at the western end, at the extremities of the transepts or of aisles, etc. See cuts under basilica and bema. Also apsis. 2. In astron., same as apsis. apse-aisle (aps'il), n. An aisle which extends around an apse, continuing the lateral aisles of the choir, or choir-aisles. IMG:content-1021.png:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][merged small] fined little pamphlet that has so irretrievably spoiled the apse-chapel (aps'chapel), n. A chapel open War burton, To Hurd, Letter xvii. ing upon an apse or apse-aisle. apse lap hes is