ARUSPICY
A*rus"pi*cy, n. Etym: [L. aruspicium, haruspicium.]
Defn: Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.
ARVAL Ar"val, n. Etym: [W. arwyl funeral; ar over + wylo to weep, or cf. arföl; Icel. arfr inheritance + Sw. öl ale. Cf. Bridal.]
Defn: A funeral feast. [North of Eng.] Grose.
ARVICOLE
Ar"vi*cole, n. Etym: [L. arvum field + colere to inhabit.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A mouse of the genus Arvicola; the meadow mouse. There are many species.
ARYAN Ar"yan, n. Etym: [Skr. arya excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country Iran, and perh. to Erin, Ireland, and the early name of this people, at least in Asia.]
1. One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindoo
2. The language of the original Aryans. [Written also Arian.]
ARYAN
Ar"yan, a.