Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1st 100 Pages)

by Noah Webster

Ar¶blast (?), n. A crossbow. See Arbalest. Ar¶bor (?), n. [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See Herb, and cf. Herbarium.] A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. Sir P. Sidney. Ar¶bor, n. [Written also arbour.] [L., a tree, a beam.] 1. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub. 2. [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.) (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion. (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. Knight. ÷ Day, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [U.S.] Ar¶boÏraÏry (?), a. [L. arborarius, fr. arbor tree.] Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal. Ar¶boÏra·tor (?), n. [L., fr. arbor tree.] One who plants or who prunes trees. [Obs.] Evelyn. Ø Ar¶bor DiÏa¶n‘ (?). [L., the tree of Diana, or silver.] (Chem.) A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form. ArÏbo¶reÏal (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees. Cowley. 2. Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals. Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. Darwin. Ar¶bored (?), a. Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees. ½An arboreal walk.¸ Pollok. ArÏbo¶reÏous (?), a. [L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.] 1. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub. Loudon. 2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Quincy. Ar·boÏres¶cence (?), n. The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver. Ar·boÏres¶cent (?), a. [L. arborescens, p. pr. of arborescere to become a tree, fr. arbor tree.] Resembling a tree; becoming woody in stalk; dendritic; having crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a tree. ½Arborescent hollyhocks.¸ Evelyn. Ar¶boÏret (?), n. [OF. arboret, dim. of arbre tree, L. arbor] A small tree or shrub. [Obs.] Spenser. Among thickÐwoven arborets, and flowers Imbordered on each bank. Milton. Ø Ar·boÏre¶tum (?), n.; pl. Arboreta (?). [L., a place grown with trees.] A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes. ArÏbor¶icÏal (?), a. Relating to trees. [Obs.] ArÏbor¶iÏcole (?), a. [L. arbor + colere to inhabit.] (Zo”l.) TreeÐinhabiting; Ð said of certain birds. Ar·borÏiÏcul¶turÏal (?), a. Pertaining to arboriculture. Loudon. Ar·borÏiÏcul¶ture (?; 135), n. [L. arbor tree + cultura. See Culture.] The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes. Ar·borÏiÏcul¶turÏist, n. One who cultivates trees. ArÏbor¶iÏform (?), a. Treelike in shape. Ar¶borÏist (?), n. [F. arboriste, fr. L. arbor tree.] One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the knowledge of trees. Howell. Ar·borÏiÏza¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. arborisation, fr. L. arbor tree.] The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite. Ar¶borÏized (?), a. Having a treelike appearance. ½An arborized or moss agate.¸ Wright. Ar¶borÏous (?), a. Formed by trees. [Obs.] From under shady, arborous roof. Milton. Ar¶bor vine· (?). A species of bindweed. Ø Ar¶bor vi¶t‘ (?). [L., tree of life.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus Thuja. The American species is the T. occidentalis. 2. (Anat.) The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical section. Ar¶busÏcle (?), n. [L. arbuscula small tree, shrub, dim. of arbor tree.] A dwarf tree, one in size between a shrub and a tree; a treelike shrub. Bradley. ArÏbus¶cuÏlar (?), a. Of or pertaining to a dwarf tree; shrublike. Da Costa. ArÏbus¶tive (?), a. [L. arbustivus, fr. arbustum place where trees are planted.] Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs. Bartram. Ar¶buÏtus (?), Ar¶bute (?), } n. [L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. Trailing arbutus (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of the Heath family (Epig‘a repens), having white or usually roseÐcolored flowers with a delicate fragrance, growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in the spring; in New England known as mayflower; Ð called also ground laurel. Gray. Arc (?), n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, ~. See Arch, n.] 1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse. 2. A curvature in the shape of a circular ~ or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant. 3. An arch. [Obs.] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. Milton. 4. The apparent ~ described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. Electric ~, Voltaic ~. See under Voltaic. ArÏcade¶ (?), n. [F. arcade, Sp. arcada, LL. arcata, fr. L. arcus bow, arch.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in the cut) and forming a decorative feature. (b) A long, arched building or gallery. 2. An arched or covered passageway or avenue. ArÏcad¶ed (?), a. Furnished with an arcade. ArÏca¶diÏa (?), n. [L. Arcadia, Gr. ?.] 1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness. 2. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet. Where the cow is, there is Arcadia. J. Burroughs. ArÏca¶diÏan (?), ArÏca¶dic (?), } a. [L. Arcadius, Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.] Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery. ArÏcane¶ (?), a. [L. arcanus.] Hidden; secret. [Obs.] ½The arcane part of divine wisdom.¸ Berkeley. Ø ArÏca¶num (?), n.; pl. Arcana (?). [L., fr. arcanus closed, secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See Ark.] 1. A secret; a mystery; Ð generally used in the plural. Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead. Warburton. 2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. Dunglison. Ø Arc·Ïbou·tant¶ (?), n. [F.] (Arch.) A flying buttress. Gwilt. Arch (?), n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See Arc.] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedgeÐshaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising a curve. µ Scientifically considered, the ~ is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. 3. Any place covered by an ~; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. 4. Any curvature in the form of an ~; as, the arch of the aorta. ½Colors of the showery arch.¸ Milton. Triumphal ~, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph. Arch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arching.] 1. To cover with an ~ or arches. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an ~. The horse arched his neck. Charlesworth. Arch, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve.

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ArchÏ („rchÏ, except in archangel and one or two other words). [L. archÏ, Gr. ???. See ArchÏ.] A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
Arch (?), a. [See ArchÏ, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest ; principal.
The most arch act of piteous massacre.
Shak.
2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad.
[He] spoke his request with so arch a leer.
Tatler.
Arch, n. [See ArchÏ, pref.] A chief. [Obs.]
My worthy arch and patron comes toÐnight.
Shak.
Ïarch (?). [Gr. ? chief, commander, ? to rule. See Arch, a.] A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
ArÏch‘¶an (?), a. [Gr. ? ancient, fr. ? beginning.] Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.
ArÏch‘¶an, n. (Geol.) The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the appearance of life, and an Eozoic age, including the earliest forms of life.
µ This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term Azoic, and to the Eozoic of Dawson.
Ar·ch‘Ïog¶raÏphy (?), n. [Gr. ? ancient + Ïgraphy.] A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity or antiquities.
Ar·ch‘ÏoÏlith¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? ancient + ? pertaining to a stone.] (Arch‘ol.) Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; Ð applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.
Ar·ch‘ÏoÏlo¶giÏan (?), n. An arch‘ologist.
Ar·ch‘ÏoÏlog¶ic (?), Ar·ch‘ÏoÏlog¶icÏal (?), } Relating to arch‘ology, or antiquities; as, arch‘ological researches. Ð Ar·Ïch‘ÏoÏlog¶icÏalÏly, adv.
Ar·ch‘Ïol¶oÏgist (?), n. One versed in arch‘ology; an antiquary.
Wright.
Ar·ch‘Ïol¶oÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ?; ? ancient (fr. ? beginning) + ? discourse, ? to speak.] The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.
Ø Ar·ch‘Ïop¶teÏryx (?), n. [Gr. ? ancient + ? wing.] (Paleon.) A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebr‘ with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.
Ar·ch‘ÏoÏstom¶aÏtous (?), a. [Gr. ? ancient + ? mouth.] (Biol.) Applied to a gastrula when the blastorope does not entirely up.
Ar·ch‘ÏoÏzo¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? ancient + ? animal.] (Zo”l.) Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.
ArÏcha¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? oldÐfashioned, fr. ? ancient.] Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.
ArÏcha¶icÏal (?), a. Archaic. [R.] Ð ArÏcha¶icÏalÏly, adv.
Ar¶chaÏism (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? ancient, fr. ? beginning: cf. F. archa‹sme. See Arch, a.] 1. An ancient, antiquated, or oldÐfashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.
2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.
A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our Scriptural vocabulary.
De Quincey.
Ar¶chaÏist, n. 1. Am antiquary.
2. One who uses archaisms.
Ar·chaÏis¶tic (?), a. Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism.
Ar¶chaÏize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Archaized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Archaizing.] [Gr. ?.] To make appear archaic or antique.
Mahaffy.
Arch·an¶gel (?), n. [L. archangelus, Gr. ?: cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See ArchÏ, pref., and Angel.] 1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.
Milton.
2. (Bot.) A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).
Arch·anÏgel¶ic (?), a. [Cf. F. archang‚lique.] Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel.
Milton.

Arch·bish¶op (?), n. [AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L. archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. ?. See Bishop.] A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
Arch·bish¶opÏric (?), n. [AS. arcebiscoprÆce. See Ïric.] The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.
Arch¶ brick· (?). A wedgeÐshaped brick used in the building of an arch.
Arch·but¶ler (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + butler.] A chief butler; Ð an officer of the German empire.
Arch·cham¶berÏlain (?), n. [Cf. G. erzk„mmerer. See ArchÏ, pref.] A chief chamberlain; Ð an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.
Arch·chan¶celÏlor (?), n. [Cf. Ger. erzkanzler. See ArchÏ, pref.] A chief chancellor; Ð an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.
Arch·chem¶ic (?), a. Of supreme chemical powers. [R.] ½The archchemic sun.¸
Milton.

Arch·dea¶con (?), n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L. archidiaconus, fr. Gr. ?. See ArchÏ, pref., and Deacon.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.
Blackstone.
Arch·dea¶conÏry, n. The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice.
Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries.
Blackstone.
Arch·dea¶conÏship, n. The office of an archdeacon.
Arch·di¶oÏcese (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + diocese.] The diocese of an archbishop.
Arch·du¶cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.
Arch·duch¶ess (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + duchess.] The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke.
Arch·duch¶y, n. The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Ash.
Arch·duke¶ (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + duke.] A prince of the imperial family of Austria.
µ Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants being styled archduke, and all such female descendants archduchesses.
Arch·duke¶dom (?), n. An archduchy.
Ø Ar·cheÏbiÏo¶sis (?), n. [Pref. archeÏ ? archiÏ + Gr. ?, ?, life.] To origination of living matter from nonÐliving. See Abiogenesis.
Bastian.
Arched (?), a. Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; as, an arched door.
Ar·cheÏgo¶niÏal (?), a. Relating to the archegonium.
Ø Ar·cheÏgo¶niÏum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the first of a race.] (Bot.) The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.
ArÏcheg¶oÏny (?), n. [See Archegonium.] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.
ArÏchel¶oÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ? an element or first principle + Ïlogy.] The science of, or a treatise on, first principles.
Fleming.
Ø Ar·chenÏceph¶aÏla (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ? + ? the brain.] (Zo”l.) The division that includes man alone.
R. Owen.
Arch·en¶eÏmy (?), n. [Pref. archÏ = enemy.] A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind.
Milton.
Arch·enÏter¶ic (?), a. (Biol.) Relating ? the archenteron; as, archenteric invagination.
Ø Arch·en¶terÏon , n. [Pref. archÏ + Gr. ? intestine.] (Biol.) The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination.
Ar·cheÏol¶oÏgy (?), n., Ar·cheÏoÏlog·icÏal (?), a. Same as Arch‘ology, etc.
Arch¶er (?), n. [OF. archier, F. archer, LL. arcarius, fr. L. arcus bow. See Arc, Arch, n.] A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
Arch¶erÏess (?), n. A female archer.
Markham.
Arch¶er fish· (?). (Zo”l.) A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; Ð so called from ?? ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Ch‘todon rostratus.
Arch¶erÏship, n. The art or skill of an archer.
Arch¶erÏy (?), n. [OE. archerie.] 1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively.
Let all our archery fall off
In wings of shot aÐboth sides of the van.
Webster (1607).
Arch¶es (?), pl. of Arch, n.
Court of ÷, or ÷ Court (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. MaryÐleÐBow (de arcubus). It is now held in Westminster.
Mozley & W.
Ar¶cheÏty·pal (?), a. Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original. ½One archetypal mind.¸
Gudworth.
µ Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as it existed as an idea of God before the creation.
Ar¶cheÏty·palÏly, adv. With reference to the archetype; originally. ½Parts archetypally distinct.½
Dana.
Ar¶cheÏtype (?), n. [L. archetypum, Gr. ?, fr. ? stamped first and as model; ? ? + ? stamp, figure, pattern, ? to strike: cf. F. arch‚type. See ArchÏ, pref.] 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.
The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet.
Macaulay.
Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world.
South.
2. (Coinage) The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted.
3. (Biol.) The plan or fundamental structure on which a natural group of animals or plants or their systems of organs are assumed to have been constructed; as, the vertebrate archetype.
Ar·cheÏtyp¶icÏal (?), a. Relating to an archetype; archetypal.
Ø ArÏche¶us (?), n. [LL. arch?us, Gr. ? ancient, primeval, fr. ? beginning. See ArchiÏ, pref.] The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. [Obs.]
Johnson.
Ar¶chiÏ (?). [L., archiÏ, Gr. ?, a prefix which is from the same root as ? to be first, to begin; ? the first place, beginning; ? chief. Cf. AS. arceÏ, erceÏ, OHG. erziÏ.] A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In Biol. and Anat. it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing.
Ø Ar·chiÏanÏnel¶iÏda (?), n. pl. [NL.; pref. archiÏ + annelida.] (Zo”l.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.
Ar¶chiÏa·ter (?), n. [L. archiatrus, Gr. ?; pref. ? + ? physician, ? to heal.] Chief physician; Ð a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities.
P. Cyc.
Ø Ar·chiÏblas¶tuÏla (?), n. [Pref. archi + blastula.] (Biol.) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a c?loblastula.
Ar¶chiÏcal (?), a. [Gr. ? able to govern, fr. ? beginning, government. See ArchÏ, pref.] Chief; primary; primordi?.] [Obs.]
Cudworth.
Ar·chiÏdiÏac¶oÏnal (?), a. [L. archidiaconus, Gr. ?, equiv. to E. archdeacon.] Of or pertaining to an archdeacon.
This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation.
Johnson.
Ar·chiÏeÏpis¶coÏpaÏcy (?), n. [Pref. archiÏ + episcopacy.] 1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.
Ar·chiÏeÏpis¶coÏpal (?), a. [Pref. archiÏ + episcopal.] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.
Ar·chiÏeÏpis·coÏpal¶iÏty (?), n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
Fuller.
Ar·chiÏeÏpis¶coÏpate (?), n. [Pref. archiÏ + episcopate.] The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
Ø ArÏchi¶eÏrey (?), n. [Russ. archier‚i, fr. Gr. ?; pref. ? (E. archÏ) + µ priest.] The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.
Pinkerton.
Ar¶chil (?; 277), n. [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil.] 1. A viole?dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc.
Tomlinson.
2. The plant from which the dye is obtained.
[Written also orchal and orchil.]
Ar·chiÏlo¶chiÏan (?), a. [L. Archilochius.] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter.
Ar¶chiÏmage (?), Ø Ar·chiÏma¶gus (?), } n. [NL.; pref. archiÏ + L. magus, Gr. ?, a Magian.] 1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.
2. A great magician, wizard, or enchanter.
Spenser.
Ar·chiÏman¶drite (?), n. [L. archimandrita, LGr. ?; pref. ? (E. archÏ) + ? an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.] (Gr. Church) (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
Ar·chiÏmeÏde¶an (?), a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc.
÷ screw, or Archimedes' screw, an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end.
Francis.
Ø Ar·chiÏme¶des (?), n. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
Arch¶ing (?), n. 1. The arched part of a structure.
2. (Naut.) Hogging; Ð opposed to sagging.
Ar·chiÏpeÏlag¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to an archipelago.
Ar·chiÏpel¶aÏgo , n.; pl. Ïgoes or Ïgos (?). [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref ? + ? sea, perh. akin to ? blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See Plague.]
1. The Grecian Archipelago, or ’gean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.

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Ø ArÏchip·teÏryg¶iÏum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ? (E. archÏ) + ? wing, fin.] (Anat.) The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.
Ar¶chiÏtect (?), n. [L. architectus, architecton, Gr. ? chief artificer, master builder; pref. ? (E. archiÏ) + ? workman, akin to ? art, skill, ? to produce: cf. F. architecte, It. architetto. See Technical.] 1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.
2. A contriver, designer, or maker.
The architects of their own happiness.
Milton.
A French woman is a perfect architect in dress.
Coldsmith.
Ar·chiÏtec¶tive (?), a. Used in building; proper for building.
Derham.
Ar·chiÏtecÏton¶ic (?), Ar·chiÏtecÏton¶icÏal (?), } a. [L. architectonicus, Gr. ?. See Architect.] 1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. ½Architectonic wisdom.¸
Boyle.
These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged.
J. C. Shairp.
2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.
Ar·chiÏtecÏton¶ic, n. [Cf. F. architectonique.] 1. The science of architecture.
2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system.
Ar·chiÏtecÏton¶ics, n. The science of architecture.
Ar¶chiÏtec·tor (?), n. An architect. [Obs.]
North.
Ar¶chiÏtec·tress (?), n. A female architect.
Ar·chiÏtec¶turÏal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture. Ð Ar·chiÏtec¶turÏalÏly, adv.
Ar¶chiÏtec·ture (?; 135), n. [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.] 1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; Ð often called civil architecture.
2. A method or style of building, characterized by certain peculiarities of structure, ornamentation, etc.
Many other architectures besides Gothic.
Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
Tyndall.
The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture.
Burnet.
Military ~, the art of fortifications. Ð Naval ~, the art of building ships.
Ø Ar·chiÏteu¶this (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ? + ?, ?, a kind of squid.] (Zo”l.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
Ar¶chiÏtrave (?), n. [F. architrave, fr. It. architrave; pref. archiÏ + trave beam, L. trabs.] (Arch.) (a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column. (b) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.
Ar¶chiÏtraved (?), a. Furnished with an architrave.
Cowper.
Ar¶chiÏval (?), a. Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records.
Tooke.
Ar¶chive (?), n. ; pl. Archives (?). [F. archives, pl., L. archivum, archium, fr. Gr. ? government house, ? ? archives, fr. ? the first place, government. See ArchiÏ, pref.] 1. pl. The place in which public records or historic documents are kept.
Our words…. become records in God's court, and are ?aid up in his archives as witnesses.
Gov. of Tongue.
2. pl. Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family.
[Rarely used in sing.]
Some rotten archive, rummaged out of some seldom explored press.
Lamb.
Syn. - Registers; records; chronicles.
Ar¶chiÏvist (?), n. [F. archiviste.] A keeper of archives or records. [R.]
Ar¶chiÏvolt (?), n. [F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto; pref. archiÏ + volto vault, arch. See Vault.] (Arch.) (a) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening. (b) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
Arch¶lute (?), Arch¶iÏlute (?), } n. [Cf. F. archiluth, It. arciliuto.] (Mus.) A large theorbo, or doubleÐnecked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
Arch¶ly (?), adv. In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly.
Archly the maiden smiled.
Longfellow.
Arch·mar¶shal (?), n. [G. erzmarschall. See ArchÏ, pref.] The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony.
Arch¶ness, n. The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness.
Goldsmith.
Ar¶chon (?), n. [L. archon, Gr. ?, ?, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of ? to be first, to rule.] (Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by pre‰minence, the first of the nine chief magistrates. Ð ArÏchon¶tic (?), a.
Ar¶chonÏship, n. The office of an archon.
Mitford.
Ar¶chonÏtate (?), n. [Cf. F. archontat.] An archon's term of office.
Gibbon.
Ar¶chonts (?), n. pl. [Gr. ?, p. pr. See Archon.] (Zo”l.) The group including man alone.
Arch·prel¶ate (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + prelate.] An archbishop or other chief prelate.
Arch·pres¶byÏter (?), n. Same as Archpriest.
Arch·pres¶byÏterÏy (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + presbutery.] The absolute dominion of presbytery.
Milton.
Arch·priest¶ (?), n. A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.
Arch·pri¶mate (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + primate.] The chief primate.
Milton.
Arch¶ stone· (?). A wedgeÐshaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.
Arch·trai¶tor (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + traitor.] A chief or transcendent traitor.
I. Watts.
Arch·treas¶urÏer (?; 135), n. [Pref. archÏ + treasurer.] A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.
Arch¶way (?), n. A way or passage under an arch.
Arch·wife¶ (?), n. [Pref. archÏ + wife.] A big, masculine wife. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Arch¶wise (?), adv. ArchÐshaped.
Arch¶y (?), a. Arched; as, archy brows.
Ïar¶chy (?). [Gr. ?, fr. ? chief. See ArchÏ, pref.] A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. Ïarch.
Ar¶ciÏform (?), a. [L. arcus bow + Ïform.] Having the form of an arch; curved.
Arc¶oÏgraph (?), n. [L. arcus (E. arc) + Ïgraph.] An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point; a cyclograph.
ArcÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. arctus shut in, narrow, p. p. of arcere to shut in: cf. F. arctation.] (Med.) Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.
Arc¶tic (?), a. [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L. arcticus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a bear, also a northern constellation so called; akin to L. ursus bear, Skr. ?ksha.] Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature.
µ The arctic circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the equator, 23o 28·
from the north pole. This and the antarctic circle are called the polar circles, and between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See Zone.
Arc¶tic, n. 1. The arctic circle.
2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]
Ø ArcÏtis¶ca (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bear.] (Zo”l.) A group of Arachnida. See Illust. in Appendix.
Arc·toÏge¶al (?), a. [Gr. ? the north + ?, ?, country.] (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to arctic lands; as, the arctogeal fauna.
Ø ArcÏtoid¶eÏa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bear + Ïoid.] (Zo”l.) A group of the Carnivora, that includes the bears, weasels, etc.
ArcÏtu¶rus (?), n. [L. Arcturus, Gr. ? bearward, equiv. to ?; ? bear + ? ward, guard. See Arctic.] (Anat.) A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bo”tes.
µ Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.
Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons [Rev. Ver.: ½the Bear with her train¸].
Job xxxviii. 32.
Arc¶uÏal (?), a. Of or pertaining to an arc.
÷ measure of an angle (Math.), that which the unit angle has its measuring arc equal to the radius of the circle.
Arc¶uÏate (?), Arc¶uÏa·ted (?)(?), } a. [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See Arc.] Bent or curved in the form of a bow. ½Arcuate stalks.¸
Gray.
Arc¶uÏateÏly (?), adv. In the form of a bow.
Arc·uÏa¶tion (?), n. [L. arcuatio.] 1. The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.
Coxe.
2. (Hort.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
Chambers.
Ar¶cuÏbaÏlist (?), n. [See Arbalist.] A crossbow.
Fosbroke.
Ar·cuÏbal¶istÏer (?), n. [L. arcuballistarius. Cf. Arbalister.] A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
Camden.
Ar¶cuÏbus (?), n. See Arquebus. [Obs.]
Ïard, Ïart. The termination of many English words; as, coward, reynard, drunkard, mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English hard. It usually has the sense of one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root; as, braggart, sluggard.
Ø ArÏdas¶sine (?), n. [F. (cf. Sp. ardacina), fr. ardasse a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. & Per. ardan a kind of raw silk.] A very fine sort of Persian silk.
Ar¶denÏcy (?), n. 1. Heat. [R.]
Sir T. Herbert.
2. Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.
Ar¶dent (?), a. [OE. ardaunt, F. ardant, p. pr. of arder to burn, fr. L. ardere.] 1. Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever.
2.ÿHaving the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing; shining; as, ardent eyes.
Dryden.
3. Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper.
An ardent and impetuous race.
Macaulay.
Syn. - Burning; hot; fiery; glowing; intense; fierce; vehement; eager; zealous; keen; fervid; fervent; passionate; affectionate.
Ar¶dentÏly (?), adv. In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.
Ar¶dentÏness, n. Ardency. [R.]
Ar¶dor (?), n. [L. ardor, fr. ardere to burn: cf. OF. ardor, ardur, F. ardeur.] [Spelt also ardour.] 1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.
2. Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor; martial ardor.
3. pl. Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by Milton.]
Syn. - Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See Fervor.
Ar¶duÏous (?; 135), a. [L. arduus steep, high; akin to Ir. ard high, height.] 1. Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.
Those arduous pats they trod.
Pope.
2. Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise.
Syn. - Difficult; trying; laborious; painful; exhausting. Ð Arduous, Hard, Difficult. Hard is simpler, blunter, and more general in sense than difficult; as, a hard duty to perform, hard work, a hard task, one which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to do. Difficult commonly implies more skill and sagacity than hard, as when there is disproportion between the means and the end. A work may be hard but not difficult. We call a thing arduous when it requires strenuous and persevering exertion, like that of one who is climbing a precipice; as, an arduous task, an arduous duty. ½It is often difficult to control our feelings; it is still harder to subdue our will; but it is an arduous undertaking to control the unruly and contending will of others.¸
Ar¶duÏousÏly, adv. In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.
Ar¶duÏousÏness, n. The quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.
Ar¶duÏrous (?), a. Burning; ardent. [R.]
Lo! further on,
Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore.
Cary.
Are (?). [AS. (Northumbrian) aron, akin to the 1st pers. pl. forms, Icel. erum, Goth. sijum, L. sumus, Gr. ?, Skr. smas; all from a root as. ? See Am and Is, and cf. Be.] The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as.
Are (?), n. [F., fr. L. area. See Area.] (Metric system) The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.
A¶reÏa (?; 277), n. pl. Areas (?). [L. area a broad piece of level gro???. Cf. Are, n.] 1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.
The Alban lake… looks like the area of some vast amphitheater.
Addison.
2. The inclosed space on which a building stands.
3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building.
4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas.
5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area.
7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.
The largest area of human history and man's common nature.
F. Harrison.
Dry ~. See under Dry.
AÏread¶, AÏreed¶ } (?), v. t. [OE. areden, AS. ¾r?dan to interpret. See Read.] 1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.]
Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.
Spenser.
2. To read. [Obs.]
Drayton.
3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.
But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt!
Milton.
4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic]
Ld. Lytton.
A¶reÏal (?), a. [Cf. L. arealis, fr. area.] Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves).
AÏrear¶ (?), v. t. & i. [AS. ¾r?ran. See Rear.] To raise; to set up; to stir up. [Obs.]
AÏrear¶, adv. [See Arrear, adv.] Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand.
Spenser.
Ø AÏre¶ca (?), n. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.] (Bot.) A genus of palms, one species of which produces the ~ nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India with the leaf of the Piper Betle and lime.
AÏreek¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + reek.] In a reeking condition.
Swift.
Ar·eÏfac¶tion (?), n. [L. arefacere to dry.] The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.
The arefaction of the earth.
Sir M. Hale.
Ar¶eÏfy (?), v. t. [L. arere to be dry + Ïfly.] To dry, or make dry.
Bacon.
AÏre¶na (?), n.; pl. E. Arenas (?); L. Aren‘ (?). [L. arena, harena, sand, a sandy place.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; Ð so called because it was covered with sand.
2. Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of line.
3. (Med.) ½Sand¸ or ½gravel¸ in the kidneys.
Ar·eÏna¶ceous (?), a. [L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand.] Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.
Ar·eÏna¶riÏous (?), a. [L. arenarius, fr. arena sand.] Sandy; as, arenarious soil.

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Ar·eÏna¶tion (?), n. [L. arenatio, fr. arena sand.] (Med.) A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body.
Dunglison.
Ø Ar·enÏda¶tor (?), n. [LL. arendator, arrendator, fr. arendare, arrendare, to pay rent, fr. arenda yearly rent; ad + renda, F. rente, E. rent. Cf. Arrentation and Rent.] In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.
µ A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called crown arendator.
Tooke.
Ø AÏreng¶ (?), Ø AÏren¶ga (?), n. [Malayan.] A palm tree (Saguerus saccharifer) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.
Ar·eÏnic¶oÏlite (?), n. [L. arena sand + colere to cherish or live.] (Paleon.) An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.
Dana.
AÏren·iÏlit¶ic (?), a. [L. arena sand + Gr. ? stone.] Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains.
Kirwan.
Ar¶eÏnose (?), a. [L. arenosus, fr. arena sand.] Sandy; full of sand.
Johnson.
AÏren¶uÏlous (?), a. [L. arenula fine sand, dim. of arena.] Full of fine sand; like sand. [Obs.]
AÏre¶oÏla (?), n.; pl. Areol‘ (?). [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. ar‚ole. See Area.] 1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.
2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.
AÏre¶oÏlar (?), a. Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areol‘.
÷ tissue (Anat.), a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areol‘, between them.
AÏre¶oÏlate (?), AÏre¶oÏlaÏted, } a. [L. areola: cf. F. ar‚ole.] Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
A·reÏoÏla¶tion (?), n. 1. Division into areol‘.
Dana.
2. Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.
A¶reÏole (?), n. Same as Areola.
AÏre¶oÏlet (?), n. [Dim. of L. areola.] (Zo”l.) A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.
A·reÏom¶eÏter (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? ??in, rare + Ïmeter: cf. F. ar‚omŠtre.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.
A·reÏoÏmet¶ric (?), A·reÏoÏmet¶ricÏal (?), } a. Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.
A·reÏom¶eÏtry (?), n. [Gr. ? thin, rare + Ïmetry.] The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids.
Ar·eÏop¶aÏgist (?), n. See Areopagite.
Ar·eÏop¶aÏgite (?), n. [L. Areopagites, Gr. ?.] A member of the Areopagus.
Acts xvii. 34.
Ar·eÏop·aÏgit¶ic (?), a. [L. Areopagiticus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to the Areopagus.
Mitford.
Ar·eÏop¶aÏgus , n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, and ? ?, hill of Ares (Mars' Hill).] The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal
AÏre¶oÏstyle (?), a. & n. See Intercolumniation, and Ar‘ostyle.
AÏre·oÏsys¶tyle (?), a. & n. See Intercolumniation, and Ar‘osystyle.
AÏrere¶ (?), v. t. & i. Arear. [Obs.]
Ellis.
AÏrest¶ (?), n. A support for the spear when couched for the attack. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
AÏret¶ (?), v. t. [OE. aretten, OF. areter; a (L. ad) + OF. reter, L. reputare. See Repute.] To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ar·eÏta¶ics (?), n. [Gr. ? virtue.] The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; Ð contrasted with eudemonics.
J. Grote.
Ar·eÏtol¶oÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ?; ? virtue + ? discourse, ? to speak: cf. F. ar‚tologie.] That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.
AÏrew¶ . adv. [See Arow, Row.] In a row. [Obs.] ½All her teeth arew.¸
Spenser.
Ar¶gal (?), n. Crude tartar. See Argol.
Ar¶gal, adv. A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore.
Shak.
Ø Ar¶gal (?), Ø Ar¶gaÏli , } n. [Mongolian.] (Zo”l.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or O. argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.
µ The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn.
Ø Ar¶gaÏla (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo”l.) The adjutant bird.
Ar¶gand lamp·(?) . [Named from the inventor, Aim‚ Argand of Geneva.] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.
Argand burner, a burner for and Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied.
Ø Ar¶gas (?), n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called Miana bug, is A. Persicus; that of Central America, called talaje by the natives, is A. Talaje.
ArÏge¶an (?), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo. See Argo.
Ar¶gent (?), n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. ? silver, ?, ?, white, bright, Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See Argue.] 1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]
2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.
The polished argent of her breast.
Tennyson.
3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; Ð represented in engraving by a plain white surface.
Weale.
Ar¶gent, a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
Yonder argent fields above.
Pope.
ArÏgen¶tal (?), a. Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver.
Ar¶genÏtan , n. An alloy of nicked with copper and zinc; German silver.
Ar¶genÏtate , a. [L. argentatus silvered.] (Bot.) Silvery white.
Gray.
Ar·genÏta¶tion , n. [L. argentare to silver, fr. argentum silver. See Argent.] A coating or overlaying with silver. [R.]
Johnson.
ArÏgen¶tic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; Ð said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.
Ar·genÏtif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. argentum silver + Ïferous: cf. F. argentifŠre.] Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins.
Ar¶genÏtine (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.
Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.
Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
Ar¶genÏtine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silveryÐwhite, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
2. White metal coated with silver.
Simmonds.
3. (Zo”l.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic.
Ar¶genÏtite (?), n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; Ð also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a leadÐgray color, and is sectile like lead.
ArÏgen¶tous (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; Ð said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.
Ar¶gentÏry (?), n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L. argentum.] Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]
Bowls of frosted argentry.
Howell.
Ar¶gil (?), n. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. ? or ? ~, ? white. See Argent.] (Min.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
Ar·gilÏla¶ceous (?), a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.
÷ sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. Ð ÷ iron ore, the clay ironstone. Ð ÷ schist or state. See Argillite.
Ar·gilÏlif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. argilla white clay + Ïferous.] Producing clay; Ð applied to such earths as abound with argil.
Kirwan.
Ar¶gilÏlite (?), n. [Gr. ? clay + Ïlite.] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. Ð Ar·gilÏlit¶ic , a.
ArÏgil·loÐare·eÏna¶ceous (?), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.
ArÏgil·loÐcalÏca¶reÏous (?), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
ArÏgil·loÐferÏru¶giÏnous (?), a. Containing clay and iron.
ArÏgil¶lous (?), a. [L. argillosus, fr. argilla. See Argil.] Argillaceous; clayey.
Sir T. Browne.
Ar¶give (?), a. [L. Argivus, fr. Argos, Argi.] Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece. Ð n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
Ø Ar¶go (?), n. [L. Argo, Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fiftyfour companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
ArÏgo¶an (?), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo.
Ar¶goile (?), n. Potter's clay. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ar¶gol (?), n. [Cf. Argal, Orgal. Of unknown origin.] Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks.
Ure.
ArÏgol¶ic (?), a. [L. Argolicus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
Ar¶gon (?), n. [Gr. ? inactive.] (Chem.) A substance regarded as an element, contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness.
Rayleigh and Ramsay.
Ar¶goÏnaut (?), n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. ?; ? + ? sailor, ? ship. See Argo.] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2.ÿ(Zo”l.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
Ø Ar·goÏnau¶ta (?), n. (Zo”l.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
µ The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See He???ocotylus.
Ar¶goÏnaut¶ic (?), a. [L. Argonauticus.] Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
Ar¶goÏsy (?), n.; pl. Argosies (?). [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
Where your argosies with portly sail…
Do overpeer the petty traffickers.
Shak.
Ø Ar·got¶ (?), n. [F. Of unknown origin.] A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
Ar¶guÏaÏble (?), a. Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.
Ar¶gue (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Argued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arguing.] [OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent.] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
I argue not
Against Heaven's hand or will.
Milton.
2. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; Ð followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.
Ar¶gue, v. t. 1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued.
2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.
So many laws argue so many sins.
Milton.
3. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion.
4. To blame; to accuse; to charge with. [Obs.]
Thoughts and expressions… which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality.
Dryden.
Syn. - to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert. Ð To Argue, Dispute, Debate. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments.
Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth.
Crabb.
Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud,
Bold without caution, without honors proud.
Falconer.
Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate.
Dryden.
Ar¶guÏer (?), n. One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.
Ar¶guÏfy (?), v. t. & i. [Argue + Ïfly.] 1. To argue pertinaciously. [Colloq.]
Halliwell.
2. To signify. [Colloq.]
Ø Ar¶guÏlus (?), n. [NL., dim of Argus.] (Zo”l.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura.
Ar¶guÏment (?), n. [F. argument, L. argumentum, fr. arguere to argue.] 1. Proof; evidence. [Obs.]
There is.. no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity.
Ray.
Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion?
South.
2. A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
3. A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
The argument is about things, but names.
Locke.
4. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
You and love are still my argument.
Shak.
The abstract or argument of the piece.
Jeffrey.
[Shields] with boastful argument portrayed.
Milton.
5. Matter for question; business in hand. [Obs.]
Sheathed their swords for lack of argument.
Shak.
6. (Astron.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
7. (Math.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
Brande & C.

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