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Amalivʹaca

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An American spirit, who had seven daughters. He broke their legs to prevent their running away, and left them to people the forests.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Alto relievo
Alumbrado
Alvina Weeps
Alyface (Annot)
Alzirdo (in Orlando Furioso)
A.M. or M.A
Amadis of Gaul
Amadis of Greece
Amaimon
Amalfitan Code
Amalivaca
Amalthæa
Amalthea’s Horn
Amanda
Amarant
Amaranth
Amaryllis
Amasis (Ring of)
Amati
Amaurot (Greek, the shadowy or unknown place)
Amaurote