ARPINE
Ar"pine, n.
Defn: An arpent. [Obs.] Webster (1623).
ARQUATED
Ar"qua*ted, a.
Defn: Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved. [R.]
ARQUEBUS; ARQUEBUSE
Ar"que*bus, Ar"que*buse, n. Etym: [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr.
D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenbüchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.]
Defn: 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.]
ARQUEBUSADE Ar`que*bus*ade", n. Etym: [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.; — originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds. Parr.
ARQUEBUSIER
Ar`que*bus*ier, n. Etym: [F. arquebusier.]