Defn: Of or pertaining to the Articulata; articulate.
ARTHURIAN
Ar*thu"ri*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. J. R. Symonds.
In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the book. Saintsbury.
ARTIAD
Ar"ti*ad, a. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: Even; not odd; — said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.
ARTICHOKE Ar"ti*choke, n. Etym: [It. articioc, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco, archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra; prob. fr. Ar. al- harshaf, al-kharsh.] (Bot.)
1. The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.
2. See Jerusalem artichoke.
ARTICLE Ar"ti*cle, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. ar to join, fit. See Art, n.]