| Abaction |
| Stealing cattle on a large scale. |
| Abactor |
| One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
or droves. |
| Abaculi |
| of Abaculus |
| Abaculus |
| A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of
various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements. |
| Abacuses |
| of Abacus |
| Abaci |
| of Abacus |
| Abacus |
| A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for
drawing, calculating, etc. |
| Abacus |
| A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing
arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in
grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens,
etc. It is still employed in China. |
| Abacus |
| The uppermost member or division of the capital of a
column, immediately under the architrave. See Column. |
| Abacus |
| A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic
work. |
