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.