Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-MASS'
A-MASS', v.t. [Fr. amasser; It. ammassare; L. massa, a heap or lump; Gr. μαζα. See Mass.]
- To collect into a heap; to gather a great quantity; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure.
- To collect in great numbers; to add many things together; as, to amass words or phrases.
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