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    Ach, Ache  (), n. [F. ache, L. apium parsley.] A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. [Obs.]  Holland.
   
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   Ache (), n. [OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.] Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. “Such an ache in my bones.”  Shak.
   
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   ☞ Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache, a toothache.
   
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   Ache (), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ached (); p. pr. & vb. n. Aching ().] [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. ōc, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.] To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. “My old bones ache.”  Shak.
   
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   The sins that in your conscience ache. Keble.
   
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