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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ăr'a-ble, a. p. 70Fit for plowing or tillage; hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.Ar'a-bo Te-dēs'co, n. p. 70A style of art combining the Moorish, Roman, and German-Gothic. Gurlt.Ar'a-ca-nēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 70(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Aracan, or Arracan, a British province of Farther India.Ar'a-ca-nēse', a. p. 70(Geog.) Pertaining to Aracan, or to its inhabitants.A-rā'ce', v. t. p. 70To tear up by the roots; to draw away. [Obs.] Wyatt.A-rā'ceous, a. p. 70[Lat. arum, a genus of plants. Pertaining to plants of the genus Arum.Ăr'a-chis, n. p. 70(Bot.) A genus of plants belonging to the natural order Leguminosae, and producing the nuts or seeds called peanuts. Eng. Cyc.A-rāch'ni-dā, n. pl. p. 70(Zoöl.) The class of spiders. See ANIMAL KINGDOM. Like the insects, and unlike the crustacea, they are air-breathing; but like the crustacea, and unlike the insects, they have no distinction of head…A-răch'ni-dan, n. p. 70(Zoöl.) One of the Arachnida.A-rāch'noid, a. p. 70Resembling a spider's web. 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a thin, semi-transparent membrane of the brain, between the dura mater and pia mater. Dunglison. ☞ The same term was applied by Celsius and Galen…Ăr'ach-nŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 70One versed in arachnology.Ar'ach-nōl'o-gy, n. p. 70The science or history of spiders and other Arachnida.A-rae'o-stȳle, n. p. 70(Arch.) That style of the Grecian temple in which the columns are placed four, and occasionally five, diameters apart.A-ræ'o-stȳle, a. p. 70Pertaining to a kind of intercolumniation in which the columns are four or five diameters apart. Vitruv.Ā/ræ-o-sys'tyle, n. p. 70(Arch.) The method of proportioning the distance between pairs of columns. Gwilt.Ar'a-go-nēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 70(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Aragon, or Arragon.Ar'a-go-nēse', a. p. 70(Geog.) Pertaining to Aragon, or to its inhabitants.Ăr'a-go-nite, n. p. 70A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but harder, and crystallizing in prismatic forms. In pearly shells, the pearly part consists of aragonite, and the rest usually…Ar-āign'ee or Ar-āign', n. p. 70(Fort.) The branch, return, or gallery of a mine. Bailey.A-rāise', v. t. p. 70To raise. [Obs.] Shak.Ar'a-mā'ic, a. p. 70Pertaining to Aram, or to the inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramean.Ar'a-mē'an, a. p. 70Pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, who were descended from Aram, son of Shem, or to their language. [Written also Aramæan.]Ar'a-mē'an-ism, n. p. 70An idiom of the Aramæan language.Ar'a-nē'i-dans or Ar'a-nē'i-dēs, n. p. 70A family, or one of a family, of Arachnida, including the proper spiders. Wilson.Ar'a-nē'i-fōrm, a. p. 70Having the form of a spider. Kirby.A-rā'ne-oūs, a. p. 70Resembling a cobweb. Bailey. 2. Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye. See ARACH-NOID. Derham.A-răn'gō, n. p. 70A bead of rough carnelian. Arangoes are used in the African slave trade, and imported from Bombay. Simmonds.A-rā'tion, n. p. 70Plowing. “Prepared for a second aration.” Johnson. Lands are said to be in a state of aration when they are under tillage. Brande.Ăr'a-to-ry, a. p. 70Contributing to tillage.A-râu-cā'rē-a, n. p. 70(Bot.) A genus of conifers of the Pine family. The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia. The woody fiber differs from that of other conifers in having the dots in their outer…Ăr'au-cā'ri-an, a. p. 70Relating to, or of the nature of, the araucaria. The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly araucarian. Dana.Ar'bal-est or Ar'bal-ist, n. p. 70(Antiq.) A cross-bow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and bent with a piece of iron. It served to throw bullets, darts, arrows, &c. [Written…Är'bal-īst'er, n. p. 70A cross-bowman. [Obs.] Speed.Är'bi-ter, n. p. 70(Law.) A person appointed, or chosen, by parties in controversy, to decide their differences. In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word. 2. Any person who has the power of judging and…Ăr'bi-ter, v. t. p. 70To act as arbiter between; to judge. [Obs.] Hall.Ar'bi-tra-ble, a. p. 70Arbitrary; depending on the will. Spelman. 2. Determinable. Bp. Hall.Ar-bit'ra-ment, n. p. 70Will; determination; decision. “The arbitrament of time.” E. Everett. Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal arbitrament. W. Scott. 2. The award of arbitrators. Cowell.Är'bi-tra-ri-ly, adv. p. 70In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically; absolutely. “To govern arbitrarily.” Dryden.Ăr'bi-tra-ri-ness, n. p. 70The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny; as, mere arbitrariness in the communicators. Bp. Hall.Är'bi-trā'ri-ōus, a. p. 70Arbitrary; despotic. [Obs.] “Arbitrarious dependence on any will or understanding.” Norris.Ăr'bi-trā'ri-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 70In an arbitrary manner; arbitrarily. [Obs.] Barron.Ăr'bi-tra-ry, a. p. 70Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. It was wholly arbitrary in them to do so or otherwise. Bp. Taylor. Arbitrary…Ar'bi-trāte, v. t. p. 70To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose men to arbitrate a disputed case. 2. To decide, or determine generally. South.Är'/bi-trāte, v. i. p. 70To decide; to determine. In this contest strokes must arbitrate. Shak. 2. To judge of or act as arbitrator; as, to arbitrate upon several reports.Ăr'/bi-trā'/tion, n. p. 70The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties. This may be done by one person; but it is usual to choose two or three; or for…Är'bi-trā'tor, n. p. 70A person chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. Jacobs. 2. The person chosen as umpire, by two arbitrators, when the parties do not agree. Milton. 3. One who has…Ar’bi-trā/trĭx, n. p. 70A female who arbitrates or judges.Ar-bit're-ment, n. p. 70Same as ARBITRAMENT.Ăr'bi-tress, n. p. 70A female arbiter; an arbitratrix.Är'blast, n. p. 70A cross-bow. See ARBALIST. Here be two arblasts, comrade, with windlaces and quarrels. W. Scott.Är'bor, n. p. 70A kind of lattice-work formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. Sidney. 2. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub. 3. (Mech.) An axle or…Ār'bo-ra-ry, a. p. 70Belonging to a tree. [Obs.] Bailey.Ar'bo-rā'tor, n. p. 70One who plants or who prunes trees. [Obs.] Evelyn.Är'bor Di-ā'nae p. 70(Chem.) A precipitation of silver in a beautiful arborescent form; made by putting mercury into a solution of nitrate of silver. Turner.Är-bō're-al, a. p. 70Pertaining to, or found frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals. R. Owen.Ăr'bored, a. p. 70Furnished with an arbor. “An arbored walk.” Pollok.Är-bō're-oŭs, a. p. 70Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub. London. 2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Quincy.Är'/bo-rĕs'cence, n. p. 70The figure of a tree; the resemblance of a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver.Ăr'bo-rĕs'cent, a. p. 70Resembling, or having a tendency to resemble, a tree; becoming woody in stalk; dendritic. “Arborescent holly-hocks.” London.Ăr'bo-ret, n. p. 70A small tree or shrub. [Obs.] Spencer. Among thick-woven arborets, and flowers Embroidered on each bank. Milton.