ARILLATE; ARILLATED; ARILED Ar"il*late. Ar"il*la`ted, Ar"iled, a. Etym: [Cf. NL. arillatus, F. arillé.]
Defn: Having an aril.
ARILLODE
Ar"il*lode, n. [Arillus + Gr. form.] (Bot.)
Defn: A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode.
ARIMAN
A"ri*man, n.
Defn: See Ahriman.
ARIOLATION Ar`i*o*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. ariolatio, hariolatio, fr. hariolari to prophesy, fr. hariolus soothsayer.]
Defn: A soothsaying; a foretelling. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
ARIOSE
Ar"i*ose, a. Etym: [It. arioso, fr. aria.]
Defn: 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.