English Explanatory Dictionary

amper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
  2. A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of ampersand.

Word forms

amper ampers ampor nanberry anbury anberry ambury

Etymology

From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.

Derived words

ampered ampery
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