| Address (address) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| Ad*dress" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Addressed (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Addressing.] [OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF.
adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr.
à] |
To aim; to direct.
To prepare or make ready.
Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply
one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
To clothe or array; to dress.
To direct, as words (to any one or any
thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an
audience).
To direct speech to; to make a communication to,
whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition,
etc., to speak to; to accost.
To direct in writing, as a letter; to
superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a
letter.
To make suit to as a lover; to court; to
woo.
To consign or intrust to the care
of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a
merchant in Baltimore.
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| Address (address) |
|---|
| v. i. | ((?)) |
|---|
| Ad*dress" |
|
To prepare one's self.
To direct speech.
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| Address (address) |
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| n. | |
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| Ad*dress |
|
Act of preparing one's self.
Act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal
application.
A formal communication, either written or
spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition;
a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an
address of thanks, an address to the voters.
Direction or superscription of a letter, or the
name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
Manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a
man of pleasing or insinuating address.
Attention in the way one's addresses to a
lady.
Skill; skillful management; dexterity;
adroitness.
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| Address (address) |
|---|
| n. | (?) |
|---|
| Ad*dress" |
| i>(Med.) |
A
swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of
the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
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