archontat (-kon-ta), n.m., archonship.

archonte (-kont), n.m., archon.

archure, n.f., mill-stone hoop.

arçon, n.m., saddle-bow; bow (tool). Perdre or vider les —s; to be thrown from one’s horse; (fig.) to hesitate, lose one’s presence of mind. Être ferme dans les —s; to have a firm seat; to be true to one’s principles. Se remettre dans les —s; to recover one’s stirrups. Pistolets d’—; horse-pistols.

arçonnage, n.m., bowing; (agric.) layering.

arctier (-tié), n.m., bow-maker. — fléchier; bow and arrow maker.

arctique, adj., arctic, north.

arcturus, n.m., (astron.) Arcturus.

ardélion, n.m., (l.u.) a busybody, meddler.

ardemment (-da-mān), adv., ardently, intensely, eagerly, passionately, vehemently, spiritedly, fervently, hotly.