Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1st 100 Pages)

by Noah Webster

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Ar¶guÏment (?), v. i. [L. argumentari.] To make an argument; to argue. [Obs.]
Gower.
Ar·guÏmen¶taÏble (?), a. [L. argumentabilis.] Admitting of argument. [R.]
Chalmers.
Ar·guÏmen¶tal (?), a. [L. argumentalis.] Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative.
Ar·guÏmenÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. argumentatio, from argumentari: cf. F. argumentation.] 1. The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true.
Which manner of argumentation, how false and naught it is,… every man that hath with perceiveth.
Tyndale.
2. Debate; discussion.
Syn. - Reasoning; discussion; controversy. See Reasoning.
Ar·guÏmen¶taÏtive (?), a. 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator. [Obs.]
3. Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.
Ð Ar·guÏmen¶taÏtiveÏly, adv. Ð Ar·guÏmen¶taÏtiveÏness, n.
Ar¶guÏmenÏtize (?), v. i. To argue or discuss. [Obs.]
Wood.
Ø Ar¶gus (?), n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
3.ÿ(Zo”l.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A. giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species A. Grayi inhabits Borneo.
Ar¶gusÐeyed (?), a. Extremely observant; watchful; sharpÐsighted.
Ar¶gus shell· (?) . (Zo”l.) A species of shell (Cypr‘a argus), beutifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
Ar·guÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. argutatio. See Argue.] Caviling; subtle disputation. [Obs.]
ArÏgute¶ (?), a. [L. argutus, p. p. of arguere. See Argue.] 1. Sharp; shrill. [Obs.]
Johnson.
2. Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.
The active preacher… the argue schoolman.
Milman.
ArÏgute¶ly, adv. In a subtle; shrewdly.
ArÏgute¶ness, n. Acuteness.
Dryden.
AÏrhi¶zal (?), AÏrhi¶zous (?), AÏrhyth¶Ïmic (?), AÏrhyth¶mous (?), a. See Arrhizal, Arrhizous, Arrhythmic, Arrhythmous.
Ø A¶riÏa (?), n. [It., fr. L. a‰r. See Air.] (Mus.) An air or song; a melody; a tune.
µ The Italian term is now mostly used for the more elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice, in operas, oratorios, cantatas, anthems, etc., and not so much for simple airs or tunes.
Ar¶ian (?), a. & n. (Ethnol.) See Aryan.
A¶riÏan (?), a. [L. Arianus.] Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings. Ð n. One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius.
Mosheim.
A¶riÏanÏism (?), n. The doctrines of the Arians.
A¶riÏanÏize (?), v. i. To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an Arian.
A¶riÏanÏize, v. t. To convert to Arianism.
Ar¶iÏcine (?), n. [From Arica, in Chile.] (Chem.) An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark.
Ar¶id (?), a. [L. aridus, fr. arere to be dry: cf. F. aride.] Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. ½An arid waste.¸
Thomson.
AÏrid¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Aridities (?). [L. ariditas, fr. aridus.] 1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.
2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.
Norris.
Ar¶idÏness (?), n. Aridity; dryness.
A¶riÏel (?), n., or A¶riÏel gaÏzelle¶ (?). [Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zo”l.) A) A variety of the gazelle (Antilope, or Gazella, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrelÐlike Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel).
Ø A¶riÏes , n. [L.] 1. (Astron.) (a) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March. (b) A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) A batteringÐram.
Ar¶iÏtate (?), v. i. [L. arietatus, p. p. of arietare, fr. aries ram.] To butt, as a ram. [Obs.]
Ar·iÏeÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. arietatio.] 1. The act of butting like a ram; act of using a batteringÐram. [Obs.]
Bacon.
2. Act of striking or conflicting. [R.]
Glanvill.
Ø A·riÏet¶ta (?), Ar·iÏette¶ (?), } n. [It. arietta, dim. of aria; F. ariette.] (Mus.) A short aria, or air. ½A military ariette.¸
Sir W. Scott.
AÏright¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + right.] Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.
Ar¶il (?), Ø AÏril¶lus (?), n. [From LL. arilli dry grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F,. arille.] (Bot.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril.
Gray.
Ar¶ilÏlate (?). Ar¶lÏla·ted (?), Ar¶iled (?), a. [Cf. NL. arillatus, F. arill‚.] Having an aril.
A¶riÏman (?), n. See Ahriman.
Ar·iÏoÏla¶tion (?), n. [L. ariolatio, hariolatio, fr. hariolari to prophesy, fr. hariolus soothsayer.] A soothsaying; a foretelling. [Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Ar¶iÏose (?), a. [It. arioso, fr. aria.] Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.
Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs harmonic.

Foreign Quart. Rev.
Ø A·riÏo¶so (?), adv. & a. [It.] (Mus.) In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.
AÏrise¶ (?), v. i. [ imp. Arose (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arising; p. p. Arisen (?). [AS. ¾rÆsan; ¾ (equiv. to Goth. usÏ, urÏ, G. erÏ, orig. meaning out) + rÆsan to rise; cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See Rise.] 1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.
2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.
There arose up a new king… which knew not Joseph.
Ex. i. 8.
The doubts that in his heart arose.
Milton.
3. To proceed; to issue; to spring.
Whence haply mention may arise
Of something not unseasonable to ask.
Milton.
AÏrise¶, n. Rising. [Obs.]
Drayton.
AÏrist¶ (?), 3d sing. pres. of Arise, for ariseth. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ø AÏris¶ta (?), n. [L.] (Bot.) An awn.
Gray.
Ar¶isÏtarch (?), n. [From Aristarchus, a Greek grammarian and critic, of Alexandria, about 200 b. c.] A severe critic.
Knowles.
Ar·isÏtar¶chiÏan (?), a. Severely critical.
Ar¶isÏtar·chy (?), n. Severely criticism.
Ar¶isÏtar·chy (?), n. Severe criticism. [Obs.]
Sir J. Harrington.
AÏris¶tate (?), a. [L. aristatus, fr. arista. See Arista.] 1. (Bot.) Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned.
Gray.
2. (Zo”l.)ÿHaving a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip.
Ar·isÏtoc¶raÏcy (?), n.; pl. Aristocracies (?). [Gr. ?; ? best + ? to be strong, to rule, ? strength; ? is perh. from the same root as E. arm, and orig. meant fitting: cf. F. aristocratie. See Arm, and Create, which is related to Gr. ?.] 1. Government by the best citizens.
2. A ruling body composed of the best citizens. [Obs.]
In the Senate
Right not our quest in this, I will protest them
To all the world, no aristocracy.
B. Jonson.
3. A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged order; an oligarchy.
The aristocracy of Venice hath admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach.
Swift.
4. The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.
AÏris¶toÏcrat (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See Aristocracy.] 1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble.
2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person.
A born aristocrat, bred radical.
Mrs. Browning.
3. One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern.
His whole family are accused of being aristocrats.
Romilly.
Ar·isÏtoÏcrat¶ic (?), Ar·isÏtoÏcrat¶icÏal (?), } a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.] 1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an aristocratic constitution.
2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy; as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or manners. Ð Ar·isÏtoÏcrat¶icÏalÏly, adv. Ð Ar·isÏtoÏcrat¶icÏalÏness, n.
Ar¶isÏtoÏcrat·ism (?), n. 1. The principles of aristocrats.
Romilly.
2. Aristocrats, collectively. [R.]
Ar·isÏtol¶oÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ? dinner + Ïlogy.] The science of dining.
Quart. Rev.
Ar·isÏtoÏphan¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.
Ar·isÏtoÏte¶liÏan (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384Ð322 b. c.). Ð n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic.
Ar·isÏtoÏte¶liÏanÏism (?). The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy.
Ar·isÏtoÏtel¶ic (?), a. Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy. ½Aristotelic usage.¸
Sir W. Hamilton.
Ar¶isÏto·tle's lan¶tern (?). (Zo”l.) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.
AÏris¶tuÏlate (?; 135), a. [Dim. fr. arista.] (Bot.) Pertaining a short beard or awn.
Gray.
Ar¶ithÏman·cy (?), n. [Gr. ? number + Ïmancy.] Divination by means of numbers.
AÏrith¶meÏtic (?), n. [OE. arsmetike, OF. arismetique, L. arithmetica, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? arithmetical, fr. ? to number, fr. ? number, prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See Arm. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to the Greek.] 1. The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
2. A book containing the principles of this science.
÷ of sines, trigonometry. Ð Political ~, the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science. Ð Universal ~, the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.
Ar·ithÏmet¶icÏal (?), a. Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic.
÷ complement of a logarithm. See Logarithm. Ð ÷ mean. See Mean. Ð ÷ progression. See Progression. Ð ÷ proportion. See Proportion.
Ar·ithÏmet¶icÏalÏly, adv. Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.
AÏrith·meÏti¶cian (?), n. [Cf. F. arithm‚ticien.] One skilled in arithmetic.
AÏrith¶moÏman¶cy (?), n. Arithmancy.
Ar·ithÏmom¶eÏter (?), n. [Gr. ? number + Ïmeter: cf. F. arithmomŠtre.] A calculating machine.
Ark (?), n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. ? to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.]
Bearing that precious relic in an ark.
Spenser.
2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant.
3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and h?? family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge.
4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.
Ark¶ite (?), a. Belonging to the ark. [R.]
Faber.
Ark¶ shell· (?). (Zo”l.) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies.
Arles (?), n. pl. [Cf. F. arrhes, Scot. airles. Cf. Earles penny.] An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain. [Scot.]
÷ penny, earnest money given to servants.
Kersey.
Arm (?), n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., & Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. ? joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root ? to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. ?. See Art, Article.] 1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
2. Anything resembling an arm; as, (a) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear. (b) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. (c) A branch of a tree. (d) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard. (e) (Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke. (f) An inlet of water from the sea. (g) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
Isa. lii. 1.
Arm's end, the end of the ~; a good distance off. Dryden. Ð Arm's length, the length of the ~. Ð Arm's reach, reach of the ~; the distance the ~ can reach. Ð To go (or walk) ~ in ~, to go with the ~ or hand of one linked in the ~ of another. ½When arm in armwe went along.¸ Tennyson. Ð To keep at arm's length, to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse. Ð To work at arm's length, to work disadvantageously.
Arm, n. [See Arms.] (Mil.) (a) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. (b) A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; Ð commonly in the pl.
Arm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed (?) p. pr. & vb. n. Arming.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See arms.] 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.]
And make him with our pikes and partisans
A grave: come, arm him.
Shak.
Arm your prize;
I know you will not lose him.
Two N. Kins.
2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]
His shoulders broad and strong,
Armed long and round.
Beau. & Fl.
3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
Abram… armed his trained servants.
Gen. xiv. 14.
4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Arm yourselves… with the same mind.
1 Pet. iv. 1.
To ~ a magnet, to fit it with an armature.
Arm, v. i. To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. ½ 'Ti? time to arm.¸
Shak.

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ArÏma¶da (?), n. [Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr. armatus, p. p. of armare. See Arm, v. t. Army.] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
Ar·maÏdil¶lo (?), n.; pl. Armadillos (?). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. Do called from being armed with a bony shell.] (Zo”l.) (a) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypid‘, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) ? found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay. (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
ArÏma¶do (?), n. Armada. [Obs.]
Ar¶maÏment (?), n. [L. armamenta, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. armare to arm: cf. LL. armamentum, F. armement.] 1. A body of forces equipped for war; Ð used of a land or naval force. ½The whole united armament of Greece.¸
Glover.
2. (Mil. & Nav.) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
3. Any equipment for resistance.
Ar·maÏmen¶taÏry (?), n. [L. armamentarium, fr. armamentum: cf. F. armamentaire.] An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [R.]
Ar¶maÏture (?), n. [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf. F. armature. See Arm, v. t., Armor.] 1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.
2. (Magnetism) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electroÐmagnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.
3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.
Oxf. Gloss.
Arm¶chair· (?), n. A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Tennyson.
Armed (?), a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. ½And armed host.¸
Dryden.
2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
A distemper eminently armed from heaven.
De Foe.
3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; Ð said of beasts and birds of prey.
÷ at all points (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as armed capÐ…Ðpie. Cussans. Ð ÷ en flute. (Naut.) See under Flute. Ð ÷ magnet, a magnet provided with an armature. Ð ÷ neutrality. See under Neutrality.
ArÏme¶niÏan (?), a. [Cf. F. Arm‚nien, L. Armenias, fr. Armenia.] Of or pertaining to Armenia.
÷ bole, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc. Ð ÷ stone. (a) The commercial name of lapis lazurit. (b) Emery.
ArÏme¶niÏan, n. 1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of the ÷ Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.
Arm¶et (?), n. [F., dim. of arme arm, or corrupted for healmet helmet.] A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
Arm¶ful (?), n.; pl. Armfulus (?). As much as the arm can hold.
Arm¶gaunt· (?), a. With gaunt or slender legs (?) ½An armgaunt steed.¸
Shak.
µ This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained.
Arm¶Ðgret· (?), a. Great as a man's arm. [Obs.]
A wreath of gold, armÐgret.
Chaucer.
Arm¶hole· (?), n. [Arm + hole.] 1. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.
Bacon.
2. A hole for the arm in a garment.
ArÏmif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to bear.] Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]
Ar¶miÏger (?), n. [L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms + gerere to bear.] Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire.
Jacob.
ArÏmig¶erÏous (?), a. Bearing arms. [R.]
They belonged to the armigerous part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire.
De Quincey.
Ar¶mil (?), n. [L. armilla a bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. OF. armille.] 1. A bracelet. [Obs.]
2. An ancient astronomical instrument.
µ When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an equinoctial armil; when of two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices, it is called a solstitial armil.
Whewell.
Ø ArÏmil¶la (?), n.; pl. E. Armillas (?), L. Armill‘ (?). [L., a bracelet.] 1. An armil.
2. (Zo”l.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
Ar¶milÏlaÏry (?), a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See Arm, n.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.
÷ sphere, an ancient astronomical machine composed of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere, designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere.
Nichol.
Arm¶ing (?), n. 1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
The arming was now universal.
Macaulay.
2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.
Totten.
3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
÷ press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.
ArÏmin¶iÏan (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n.
ArÏmin¶iÏan, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).
The ~ doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination. 2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That man may relapse from a state of grace.
ArÏmin¶iÏanÏism (?), n. The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.
ArÏmip¶oÏtence (?), n. [L. armipotentia, fr. armipotents.] Power in arms. [R.]
Johnson.
ArÏmip¶oÏtent (?), a. [L. armipotents; arma arms + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.] Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.
The temple stood of Mars armipotent.
Dryden.
ArÏmis¶oÏnant (?), ArÏmis¶oÏnous (?), } a. [L. armisonus; arma arms + sonare (p. pr. sonans) to sound.] Rustling in arms; resounding with arms. [Obs.]
Ar¶misÏtice (?), n. [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word) L. armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form, Ïstitum), to stand still.] A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
Arm¶less (?), a. 1. Without any arm or branch.
2. Destitute of arms or weapons.
Arm¶let (?), n. [Arm + Ïlet.] 1. A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea.
Johnson.
2. An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.
3. Armor for the arm.
ArÏmo¶niÏac (?), a. Ammoniac. [Obs.]
Ar¶mor (?), n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.] 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
µ In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide.
2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.
Coat ~, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. Ð Submarine , a waterÐtight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.
Ar¶morÐbear·er (?), n. One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger.
Judg. ix. 54.
Ar¶mored (?), a. Clad with armor.
Ar¶morÏer (?), n. [OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter, fr. armure armor.] 1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms.
2. Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor.
Shak.
3. One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.
ArÏmo¶riÏal (?), a. [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms, coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See Arms, Armory.] Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
Figures with armorial signs of race and birth.
Wordsworth.
÷ bearings. See Arms, 4.
ArÏmor¶ic (?), ArÏmor¶iÏcan (?), } a. [L. Armoricus, fr. Celtic ar on, at + mor sea.] Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people. Ð n. The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.
ArÏmor¶iÏcan, n. A native of Armorica.
Ar¶morÏist (?), n. [F. armoriste.] One skilled in coat armor or heraldry.
Cussans.
Ar¶morÐplat·ed (?), a. Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steelÐclad.
This day will be launched… the first armorÐplated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.
Times (Dec. 29, 1860).
Ar¶moÏry (?), n.; pl. Armories (?). [OF. armaire, armarie, F. armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with F. armoiries. See Armorial, Ambry.] 1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
2. Armor: defensive and offensive arms.
Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears.
Milton.
3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords. [U.S.]
4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings.
Spenser.
5. That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.
The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking, armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is, without doubt, of very ancient origin.
Cussans.
Ar·moÏzeen¶, Ar·moÏzine¶ } (?), n. [F. armosin, armoisin.] A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical.
Simmonds.
Arm¶pit· (?), n. [Arm + pit.] The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.
Arm¶rack· (?), n. A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.
Arms (?), n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See Arm, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
He lays down his arms, but not his wiles.
Milton.
Three horses and three goodly suits of arms.
Tennyson.
2. The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science. ½Arms and the man I sing.¸
Dryden.
3. (Law) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon.
Cowell. Blackstone.
4. (Her.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.
5. (Falconry) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.
Halliwell.
Bred to ~, educated to the profession of a soldier. Ð In ~, armed for war; in a state of hostility. Ð Small ~, portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc. Ð A stand of ~, a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone. Ð To ~! a summons to war or battle. Ð Under ~, armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.
Arm's end, Arm's length, Arm's reach. See under Arm.
Ar¶mure (?), n. [F. See Armor.] 1. Armor. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
2. A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface.
Ar¶my (?), n. [F. arm‚e, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus, p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. Armada.] 1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
2. A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
3. A great number; a vast multitude; a host.
An army of good words.
Shak.
Standing ~, a permanent ~ of professional soldiers, as distinguished from militia or volunteers.
Ar¶my worm· (?). (Zo”l.) (a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm. (b) The larva of a small twoÐwinged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton.
Ø Ar¶na (?), Ø Ar¶nee (?), } n. (Zo”l.) The wild buffalo of India (Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.
ArÏnat¶to (?), n. See Annotto.
Ar¶niÏca (?), n. [Prob. a corruption of ptarmica.] (Bot.) A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
µ The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a remedy for bruises, sprains, etc.
Ar¶niÏcin (?), n. [See Arnica.] (Chem.) An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter resin.
Ar¶niÏcine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant.
Ar¶not (?), Ar¶nut (?), } n. [Cf. D. aardnoot, E. earthut.] The earthnut. [Obs.]
ArÏnot¶to (?), n. Same as Annotto.
A¶roid (?), AÏroid¶eÏous (?), a. [Arum + Ïoid.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants.
AÏroint¶ (?), interj. [Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. r?man to make room or way, fr. r?m room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. Room space.] Stand off, or begone. [Obs.]
Aroint thee, witch, the rumpÐfed ronyon cries.
Shak.
AÏroint¶, v. t. To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] ½Whiskered cats arointed flee.¸ Mrs. Browning.
AÏro¶ma (?), n. [L. aroma, Gr. ?: cf. OE. aromaz, aromat, spice, F. aromate.] 1. The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.
2. Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius.
Ar·oÏmat¶ic (?), Ar·oÏmat¶icÏal (?), } a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatique. See Aroma.] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strongÐscented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.
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Aromatic compound (Chem.), one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, C6H6. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives. Ð Aromatic vinegar. See under Vinegar.
Ar·oÏmat¶ic (?), n. A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon spices.
Ar·oÏmat·iÏza¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. aromatisation.] The act of impregnating or secting with aroma.
AÏro¶maÏtize (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aromatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Aromatizing.] [ L. aromatizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatiser.] To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume.
Bacon.
AÏro¶maÏti·zer (?), n. One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.
Evelyn.
AÏro¶maÏtous (?), a. Aromatic. [Obs.]
Caxton.
Ar¶oph (?), n. [A contraction of aroma philosophorum.] A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate various medical remedies. [Obs.]
AÏrose¶ (?). The past or preterit tense of Arise.
AÏround¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + round.] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.
3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.]
µ See Round, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used.
AÏround¶, prep. 1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
A lambent flame arose, which gently spread
Around his brows.
Dryden.
2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]
AÏrous¶al (?), n. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.
Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature.
Hare.
AÏrouse¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aroused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arousing.] [Pref. aÏ + rouse.] To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse
His brother, mighty sovereign on the host.
Cowper.
No suspicion was aroused.
Merivale.
AÏrow¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + row.] In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order.
Shak.
And twenty, rank in rank, they rode arow.
Dryden.
AÏroynt¶ (?), interj. See Aroint.
Ø ArÏpeg¶gio (?), n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.
Ar¶pent (?), Ar¶pen (?), } n. [F. arpent, fr. L. arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.] Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 46o88 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.
Ar·penÏta¶tor (?), n. [See Arpent.] The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur, a land surveyor. [R.]
Ar¶pine (?), n. An arpent. [Obs.]
Webster (1623).
Ar¶quaÏted (?), a. Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved. [R.]
Ar¶queÏbus, Ar¶queÏbuse } (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haakÐbus; cf. G. hakenbchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also harquebus.]
Ar·queÏbusÏade¶ (?), n. [F. arquebusade shot of an arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.] 1. The shot of an arquebus.
Ash.
2. A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; Ð originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds.
Parr.
Ar·queÏbusÏier (?), n. [F. arquebusier.] A soldier armed with an arquebus.
Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers.
E. Lodge.
Ar¶quiÏfoux (?), n. Same as Alquifou.
Ar¶rach (?), n. See Orach.
Ar¶rack (?; 277), n. [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.] A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.
ArÏrag¶oÏnite (?), n. See Aragonite.
ArÏraign¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arraigned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arraigning.] [OE. arainen, arenen, OF. aragnier, aranier, araisnier, F. arraisonner, fr. LL. arrationare to address to call before court; L. ad + ratio reason, reasoning, LL. cause, judgment. See Reason.] 1. (Law) To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.
Blackstone.
2. To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
They will not arraign you for want of knowledge.
Dryden.
It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the Christian body should now be arraigned by the world.
I. Taylor.
Syn. - To accuse; impeach; charge; censure; criminate; indict; denounce. See Accuse.
ArÏraign¶, n. Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns.
Blackstone. Macaulay.

ArÏraign¶ (?), v. t. [From OF. aramier, fr. LL. adhramire.] (Old Eng. Law) To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.
ArÏraign¶er (?), n. One who arraigns.
Coleridge.
ArÏraign¶ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. arraynement, aresnement.] 1. (Law) The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.
2. A calling to an account to faults; accusation.
In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition.
Dryden.
ArÏrai¶ment, ArÏray¶ment (?), n. [From Array, v. t.] Clothes; raiment. [Obs.]
ArÏrange¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arranged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Arranging (?).] [OE. arayngen, OF. arengier, F. arranger, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. rengier, rangier, F. ranger. See Range, v. t.] 1. To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.
So [they] came to the market place, and there he arranged his men in the streets.
Berners.
[They] were beginning to arrange their hampers.
Boswell.
A mechanism previously arranged.
Paley.
2. To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking.
Syn. - Adjust; adapt; range; dispose; classify.
ArÏrange¶ment (?), n. [Cf. F. arrangement.] 1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.
2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linn‘an arrangement of plants.
3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.
4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.
5. (Mus.) (a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written. (b) A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.
ArÏran¶ger (?), n. One who arranges.
Burke.
Ar¶rant (?), a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See Errant.] Notoriously or pre‰minently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.
I discover an arrant laziness in my soul.
Fuller.
2. Thorough or downright, in a good sense. [Obs.]
An arrant honest woman.
Burton.
Ar¶rantÏly, adv. Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully.
L'Estrange.
Ar¶ras (?), n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.] Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.
Stateliest couches, with rich arras spread.
Cowper.
Behind the arras I'll convey myself.
Shak.
Ar¶ras, v. t. To furnish with an ~.
Chapman.
Ar·rasÏene¶ (?), n. [From Arras.] A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.
Ø ArÏras¶tre (?), n. [Sp.] A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing free gold.
Ar¶rasÏwise· (?), Ar¶rasÏways· , adv. [Prob. a corruption of arriswise. See Arris.] Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; Ð said of a rectangular form.
Encyc. Brit. Cussans.
ArÏraught¶ (?). [The past tense of an old v. areach or arreach. Cf. Reach, obs. pret. raught.] Obtained; seized.
Spenser.
ArÏray¶ (?), n. [OE. arai, arrai, OF. arrai, arrei, arroi, order, arrangement, dress, F. arroi; a (L. ad) + OF. rai, rei, roi, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth. raidjan, garaidjan, to arrange, MHG. gereiten, Icel. rei?i rigging, harness; akin to E. ready. Cf. Ready, Greith, Curry.] 1. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array.
Wedged together in the closest array.
Gibbon.
2. The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers.
A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers.
Prescott.
3. An imposing series of things.
Their long array of sapphire and of gold.
Byron.
4. Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel.
Dryden.
5. (Law) (a) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause. (b) The panel itself. (c) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
To challenge the ~ (Law), to except to the whole panel. Cowell. Tomlins. Blount. Ð Commission of ~ (Eng. Hist.), a commission given by the prince to officers in every county, to muster and array the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.
Blackstone.
ArÏray¶, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arraying.] [OE. araien, arraien, fr. OE. arraier, arreier, arreer, arroier, fr. arrai. See Array, n.] 1. To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal.
By torch and trumpet fast arrayed,
Each horseman drew his battle blade.
Campbell.
These doubts will be arrayed before their minds.
Farrar.
2. To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; Ð applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.
Pharaoh… arrayed him in vestures of fine linen.
Gen. xli. ?.
In gelid caves with horrid glo?m arrayed.
Trumb?ll.
3. (Law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man.
Blackstone.
To ~ a panel, to set forth in order the m?n that are impaneled.
Cowell. Tomlins.
Syn. - To draw up; arrange; dispose; set in order.
ArÏray¶er , n. One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them duly accoutered.
ArÏrear¶ (?), adv. [OE. arere, OF. arere, ariere, F. arriŠre, fr. L. ad + retro backward. See Rear.] To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.]
Spenser.
ArÏrear¶, n. That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; Ð commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes.
Locke.
For much I dread due payment by the Greeks
Of yesterday's arrear.
Cowper.
I have a large arrear of letters to write.
J. D. Forbes.
In ~ or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.
ArÏrear¶age (?), n. [F. arr‚rage, fr. arriŠre, OF. arere. See Arrear.] That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.
The old arrearages… being defrayed.
Howell.
ArÏrect¶ (?), ArÏrect¶ed, } a. [L. arrectus, p. p. of arrigere to raise, erect; ad + regere to lead straight, to direct.] 1. Lifted up; raised; erect.
2. Attentive, as a person listening. [Obs.]
God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and arrect.
Smalridge.
ArÏrect¶, v. t. 1. To direct. [Obs.]
My supplication to you I arrect.
Skelton.
2. [See Aret.] To impute. [Obs.]
Sir T. More.
ArÏrect¶aÏry (?), n. [L. arrectarius, fr. arrigere o set up.] An upright beam. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Ar·reÏnot¶oÏkous (?), a. [Gr. ? bearing males; ? a male + ? a bringing forth.] (Zo”l.) Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees.
Ar·renÏta¶tion (?)(?). [Cf. F. arrenter to give or take as rent. See Arendator.] (O. Eng. Law) A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.
ArÏrep¶tion (?), n. [L. arripere, arreptum, to seize, snatch; ad + rapere to snatch. See Rapacious.] The act of taking away. [Obs.] ½This arreption was sudden.¸
Bp. Hall.
Ar·repÏti¶tious (?), a. [L. arreptitius.] Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crackÐbrained. [Obs.]
Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances.
Howell.
ArÏrest¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrˆter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.] 1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
Nor could her virtues the relentless hand
Of Death arrest.
Philips.
2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
µ After his word Shakespeare uses of (½I arrest thee of high treason¸) or on; the modern usage is for.
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
Buckminster.
4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]
We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies.
Jer. Taylor.
Syn. - To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.
ArÏrest¶, v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.]
Spenser.
ArÏrest¶, n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arrˆt, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr?t.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
As the arrest of the air showeth.
Bacon.
2. (Law) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
William… ordered him to be put under arrest.
Macaulay.
[Our brother Norway] sends out arrests
On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys.
Shak.
µ An ~ may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the ~. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.
3. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc.,.. were sad arrests to his troubled spirit.
Jer. Taylor.
4. (Far.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; Ð also named ratÏtails.
White.
÷ of judgment (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.
Ar·resÏta¶tion (?), n. [F. arrestation, LL. arrestatio.] Arrest. [R.]
The arrestation of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention.
H. M. Williams.
Ar·resÏtee¶ (?), n. [See Arrest, v.] (Scots Law) The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.
ArÏrest¶er (?), n. 1. One who arrests.
2. (Scots Law) The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. [Also written arrestor.]

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ArÏrest¶ing (?), a. Striking; attracting attention; impressive. This most solemn and arresting occurrence. J. H. Newman. ArÏrest¶ive (?), a. Tending to arrest. McCosh. ArÏrest¶ment , n. [OF. arrestement.] 1. (Scots Law) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached. 2. A stoppage or check. Darwin. Ø ArÏrˆt (?), n. [F. See Arrest, n.] (F. Law) (a) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign. (b) An arrest; a legal seizure. ArÏret¶ (?), v. t. Same as Aret. [Obs.] Spenser. Ar·rhaÏphos¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? to sew together.] Seamless. [R.] ArÏrhi¶zal (?), ArÏrhi¶zous (?), } a. [Gr. ? not rooted; ? priv. + ? a root.] (Bot.) Destitute of a true root, as a parasitical plant. ArÏrhyth¶mic (?), ArÏrhyth¶mous (?), } a. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? rhythm.] (Med.) Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse. Ar¶rhytÏmy (?), n. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? rhythm.] Want of rhythm. [R.] ArÏride¶ (?), v. t. [L. arridere; ad + ridere to laugh.] To please; to gratify. [Archaic] B. Jonson. Above all thy rarities, old Oxenford, what do most arride and solace me are thy repositories of moldering learning. Lamb. ArÏriere¶ (?), n. [F. arriŠre. See Arrear.] ½That which is behind¸; the rear; Ð chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate. ÷ fee, ÷ fief, a fee or fief dependent on a superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory. Ð ÷ vassal, the vassal of a vassal. ArÏriere¶Ðban· (?), n. [F., fr. OE. arban, heriban, fr. OHG. hariban, heriban, G. heerbann, the calling together of an army; OHG. heri an army + ban a public call or order. The French have misunderstood their old word, and have changed it into arriŠreÐban, though arriŠre has no connection with its proper meaning. See Ban, Abandon.] A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France. Ar¶ris (?), n. [OF. areste, F. arˆte, fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; Ð applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. P. Cyc. ÷ fillet, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain. Gwilt. Ð ÷ gutter, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building. Gwilt. Ar¶rish (?), n. [See Eddish.] The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish. [Eng.] [Written also arish, ersh, etc.] The moment we entered the stubble or arrish. Blackw. Mag. Ar¶risÏwise· (?), adv. Diagonally laid, as ??es; ridgewise. ArÏriv¶al (?), n. [From Arrive.] 1. The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land. Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes, Expect his swift arrival. Dryden. 2. The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected. 3. The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival. Another arrival still more important was speedily announced. Macaulay. 4. An approach. [Obs.] The house has a corner arrival. H. Walpole. ArÏriv¶ance (?), n. Arrival. [Obs.] Shak. ArÏrive¶ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Arrived (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arriving.] [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.] 1. To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; Ð followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from. ½Arrived in Padua.¸ Shak. [’neas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived… and landed in the country of Laurentum. Holland. There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich. Macaulay. 2. To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment. To ~ at, or attain to. When he arrived at manhood. Rogers. We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts. McCosh. If at great things thou wouldst arrive. Milton. 3. To come; said of time; as, the time arrived. 4. To happen or occur. [Archaic] Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives. Waller. ArÏrive¶, v. t. 1. To bring to shore. [Obs.] And made the seaÐtrod ship arrive them. Chapman. 2. To reach; to come to. [Archaic] Ere he arrive the happy isle. Milton. Ere we could arrive the point proposed. Shak. Arrive at last the blessed goal. Tennyson. ArÏrive¶, n. Arrival. [Obs.] Chaucer. How should I joy of thy arrive to hear! Drayton. ArÏriv¶er (?), n. One who arrives. Ø ArÏro¶ba (?), n. [Sp. and Pg., from Ar. arrub, arÐrubu, a fourth part.] 1. A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America ? 25736 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil ? 32738 lbs. avoir. 2. A Spanish liquid measure for wine ? 3754 imp. gallons, and for oil ? 2.78 imp. gallons. Ar¶roÏgance (?), n. [F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr. arrogans. See Arrogant.] The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; selfÐassumption; presumption. i hate not you for her proud arrogance. Shak. Syn. - Haughtiness; hauteur; assumption; lordliness; presumption; pride; disdain; insolence; conceit; conceitedness. See Haughtiness. Ar¶roÏganÏcy (?), n. Arrogance. Shak. Ar¶roÏgant (?), a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See Arrogate.] 1. Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; Ð applied to persons. Arrogant Winchester, that haughty prelate. Shak. 2. Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or selfÐimportance; Ð applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior. Syn. - Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See Magisterial. Ar¶roÏgantÏly, adv. In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or selfÐimportance. Ar¶roÏgantÏness, n. Arrogance. [R.] Ar¶roÏgate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrogated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Arrogating (?).] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to ask. See Rogation.] To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings. He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. Macaulay. Ar·roÏga¶tion (?), n. [L. arrogatio, fr. arrogare. Cf. Adrogation.] 1. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. Hall. 2. (Civ. Law) Adoption of a person of full age. Ar¶roÏgaÏtive (?), a. Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance. [R.] Dr. H. More. Ø Ar·ron·disse·ment¶ (?), n. [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.] A subdivision of a department. [France] µ The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes. ArÏrose¶ (?), v. t. [F. arroser.] To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten. [Obs.] The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you. Two N. Kins. ArÏro¶sion (?), n. [L. arrodere, arrosum, to gnaw: cf. F. arrosion.] A gnawing. [Obs.] Bailey. Ar¶row (?), n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. ”r, ”rvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.] A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow. Broad ~. (a) An ~ with a broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead. Ar¶row grass· (?), n. (Bot.) An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads. Ar¶rowÏhead· (?), n. 1. The head of an arrow. 2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp. S. sagittifolia, Ð named from the shape of the leaves. Ar¶rowÏhead·ed, a. Shaped like the head of an arow; cuneiform. ÷ characters, characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or wedges; Ð hence called also nailÐheaded, wedgeÐformed, cuneiform, or cuneatic characters; the oldest written characters used in the country about the Tigris and Euphrates, and subsequently in Persia, and abounding among the ruins of Persepolis, Nineveh, and Babylon. See Cuneiform. Ar¶rowÏroot· (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows. 2. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma. Ar¶rowÏwood· (?), n. A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; Ð so called from the long, straight, slender shoots. Ar¶rowÏworm· , n. (Zo”l.) A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta. Ar¶rowÏy (?), a. 1. Consisting of arrows. How quick they wheeled, and flying, behind them shot Sharp sleet of arrowy showers. Milton. 2. Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; swift; darting; piercing. ½His arrowy tongue.¸ Cowper. By the blue rushing of the arrowy Rhone. Byron. With arrowy vitalities, vivacities, and ingenuities. Carlyle. Ø ArÏroy¶o (?), n.; pl Arroyos (?). [Sp., fr. LL. arrogium; cf. Gr. ? river, stream, fr. ? to flow.] 1. A water course; a rivulet. 2. The dry bed of a small stream. [Western U. S.] Ø Ar¶schin (?), n. See Arshine. Arse , n. [AS. ears; ‘rs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. ? (cf. ? tail).] The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom. Ar¶seÏnal , n. [Sp. & F. arsenal arsenal, dockyard, or It. arzanale, arsenale (cf. It. & darsena dock); all fr. Ar. d¾r?in¾'a house of industry or fabrication; d¾r house + ?in¾ art, industry.] A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service. Ar¶seÏnate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of arsenic acid. ArÏse¶niÏate , n. See Arsenate. [R.] Ar¶seÏnic (?; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. ?, ?, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. ? or better Attic ? masculine, ? male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zernÆkh: cf. F. arsenic.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steelÐgray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 3560 Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenticum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight. Symbol As. 2. (Com.) Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; Ð called also arsenious acid, white arsenic, and ratsbane. ArÏsen¶ic , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, ~; Ð said of those compounds of ~ in which this element hat its highest equivalence; as, arsenic acid. ArÏsen¶icÏal , a. Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenical vapor; arsenical wall papers. ~ silver, an ore of silver containing arsenic. ArÏsen¶iÏcate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arsenicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Arsenicating.] To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic. ArÏsen¶iÏcism , n. (Med.) A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic. Ar¶senÏide (?), n. (Chem.) A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; Ð formerly called arseniuret. Ar·senÏif¶erÏous (?), a. [Arsenic + Ïferous.] Containing or producing arsenic. ArÏse¶niÏous (?), a. [Cf. F. ars‚nieux.] 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenious powder or glass. 2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when having an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, arsenious acid. Ar¶senÏite (?), n. [Cf. F. ars‚nite.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base. Ar·seÏni¶uÏret (?), n. (Chem.) See Arsenide. Ar·seÏni¶uÏret·ed, a.ÿ(Chem.) Combined with arsenic; Ð said some elementary substances or radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen. [Also spelt arseniuretted.] Ar·senÏoÏpyr¶ite (?), n. [Arsenic + pyrite.] (Min.) A mineral of a tinÐwhite color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; Ð also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel. Arse¶smart (?), n. Smartweed; water pepper. Dr. Prior. Ø Ar¶shine (?), n. [Russ. arshin, of TurkishÐTartar origin; Turk. arshin, arsh?n, ell, yard.] A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches. Ar¶sine (?), n. [From Arsenic.] (Chem.) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having and odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen. Ø Ar¶sis (?), n. [L. arsis, Gr. ? a raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. ? to raise or apprehension; originally and properly it denotes the lifting of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented part of the rhythm.] 1. (Pros.) (a) That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice. Hermann. (b) That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent. µ It is uncertain whether the arsis originally consisted in a higher musical tone, greater volume, or longer duration of sound, or in all combined. 2. (Mus.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; Ð opposed to thesis. Moore. Ars·met¶rike (?), n. [An erroneous form of arithmetic, as if from L. ars metrica the measuring art.] Arithmetic. [Obs.] Chaucer. Ar¶son (?; 277), n. [OF. arson, arsun, fr. L. ardere, arsum, to burn.] (Law) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship. Wharton. µ The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and states. The English law of ~ has been considerably modified in the United States; in some of the States it has been materially enlarged, while in others, various degrees of ~ have been established, with corresponding punishment. Burrill. Art (?). The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending Ït, as in thou shalt, witt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.

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