Defn: A gnawing. [Obs.] Bailey.
ARROW Ar"row, n. Etym: [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. ör, örvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.]
Defn: A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow. Broad arrow. (a) An arrow with a broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.
ARROW GRASS
Ar"row grass`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads.
ARROWHEAD
Ar"row*head`, n.
1. The head of an arrow.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp. S. sagittifolia, — named from the shape of the leaves.
ARROWHEADED
Ar"row*head`ed, a.