Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AC'ID
AC'ID, a. [L. acidus; Sax. æced, vinegar; from the root of acies, edge; Gr. ακη; W. awc, an edge or point. See Edge.]
Sour, sharp or biting to the taste, having the taste of vinegar, as acid fruits or liquors.
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