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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ar-bŭs'tive, a. p. 71Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs. Bartram.Ar'-bŭs'tum, n. p. 71A copse of shrubs or trees; an orchard.Ăr'bute, n. p. 71Ar-bū'tus p. 71The strawberry-tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the heath family. It has a berry resembling the strawberry.Ar-bū'te-an, a. p. 71Pertaining to, or made of, the strawberry-tree. Evelyn.Ārc, n. p. 71(Geom.) Any part of the circumference of a circle or other curve; a segment of a circle. Hutton. 2. An arch. [Rare.] “Arcs of triumph.” Pope.Ār-cāde', n. p. 71(Arch.) (a.) A series of arches supported by columns or piers, either open or backed by masonry. Oxf. Gloss. (b.) A long, arched building or gallery, lined on each side with shops. P. Cyc. (c.) A…Ar-cād'ed, a. p. 71Furnished with an arcade.Ar-cā'di-an or Ar-cā'diæ, a. p. 71(Geog.) Pertaining to Arcadia, a mountainous district in the heart of the Peloponnesus.Ar-cā'di-an, n. p. 71(Geog.) A native of Arcadia.Ar-cāne', a. p. 71Hidden; secret. [Obs.] “The arcane part of divine wisdom.” Berkeley.Ar-cā'num, n. p. 71A secret; a mystery;—generally used in the plural. “Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead.” Warburton. 2. (Med.) A secret remedy reputed to be very efficacious. Dunglison.Ärc'bou-tänt/, n. p. 71(Arch.) A flying buttress.Ärch, n. p. 71(Geom.) Any part of a circle or other curve; an arc. Hutton. 2. (Arch.) A construction of blocks of wood, stone, &c., disposed in the line of a curve, supporting each other by their mutual pressure…Ărch, v. t. p. 71To cover with an arch; as, to arch a gate. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. “The horse arched his neck.” Charlesworth.Ărch, a. p. 71Cunning or sly; shrewd; waggish; mischievous in sport; roguish; as, an arch look, an arch lad. Johnson. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. Tatler.Arch, a. p. 71Chief; of the first class; principal. “An arch deed of piteous massacre.” Shak. ☞ Much used as a prefix in many compounded words, most of which are self-explaining; as, arch-apostle, arch-builder…Ärch, n. p. 71A chief. [Obs.] “My worthy arch and patron.” Shak. Poole, that arch for truth and honesty. Heywood.Är'ehæ-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 71A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity. Ogilvie.Ar'chæ-o-lō'gi-an, n. p. 71One skilled in archæology; an archæologist; an antiquary.Ar'chae-o-lōg'ie-al, a. p. 71Relating to archæology, or antiquities; as, archæological researches. Craig.Ar'chæ-o-lŏg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 71In an archæological manner.Är'che-ōl'o-gĭst, n. p. 71One versed in antiquity, or ancient learning; an antiquary. Wright.Ar'che-ol'o-gy, n. p. 71A discourse on antiquity; learning pertaining to antiquity; the science of antiquities.Ar·chā'ie or Ar·chā'ie·al, a. p. 71Characterized by antiquity or obsoleteness; ancient; antiquated.Ar'cha-ism, n. p. 71An ancient or obsolete word, expression, or idiom. Watts. 2. Antiquity of style or use. A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our scriptural…Ärch-ān'gel, n. p. 71An angel of the highest order. Milton. 2. (Bot.) One of several different species of plants of the genus Lamium. Withering.Ärch'an-gēl'ic, a. p. 71Belonging to archangels.Ärch-bish’op, n. p. 71A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class; a metropolitan bishop who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own…Arch-bish'op-rie, n. p. 71The jurisdiction or place of an archbishop; the province over which an archbishop exercises authority.Arch-büt'ler, n. p. 71The chief butler; formerly an officer of the German empire, who presented the cup to the emperor on solemn occasions; also called archcupbearer, or archskinker (Ger. erz-schenke).Arch-bŭt'tress, n. p. 71(Arch.) A flying buttress. Oxf. Gloss.Ārch-chām'ber-lain, n. p. 71The chief chamberlain;—formerly an officer of the German empire whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.Arch-chān'çel-lor, n. p. 71A chief chancellor;— formerly an officer in the German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.Arch-chēm'ic, a. p. 71Of supreme chemical powers. “The arch-chemic sun.” Milton.Arch-count', n. p. 71A chief count;—a title formerly given to the earl of Flanders, on account of his great riches and power.Ärch-dea'con, n. p. 71In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. He has a court, the most inferior of ecclesiastical courts, for…Ärch-dēa'con-ry, n. p. 71The office, jurisdiction, or residence of an archdeacon. ☞ In England, every diocese is divided into archdeaconries, of which there are sixty, and each archdeaconry into rural deaneries, and each…Ärch-dī'o-çēse, n. p. 71The diocese of an archbishop.Ärch-dū'cal, a. p. 71Pertaining to an archduke.Ärch-dŭch'ess, n. p. 71The consort of an archduke, or the daughter of the emperor of Austria. See ARCHDUKE.Arch-dūch'y, n. p. 71The territory of an archduke or archduchess. Ash.Ärch-dūke', n. p. 71A prince of the house of Austria. ☞ Formerly the title existed in Lorraine and Brabant. It was, however, especially assumed by the house of Austria, all the sons of the emperor being called…Ärch-dūke'dŏm, n. p. 71The territory or jurisdiction of an archduke or archduchess; archduchy.Arched, p. a. p. 71Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; in the form of an arch. “The swan with arched neck.” Milton.Ar-chēl'o-gy, n. p. 71An account or treatise on first principles. Fleming.Ärch-èn'e-my, n. p. 71A principal enemy; specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton.Arch'er, n. p. 71A bowman; one who uses a bow in battle; one who is skilled in the use of the bow and arrow. The rival archers in a line advance. Dryden.Arch'er-ess, n. p. 71A female archer. Markham.Arch'er-ship, n. p. 71The skill of an archer. Cowper.Arch'er-y, n. p. 71The use of the bow and arrow; the practice, art, or skill of archers; the art of shooting with a bow and arrow. 2. Archers collectively. Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot a-both sides of…Arch'es-cōurt, n. p. 71(Eng. Law.) An ecclesiastical court of appeal;—so called from the church of St. Mary-le-bow (de arcubus), whose top is raised on stone pillars built archwise, where it was anciently held. The judge…Ar'che-tȳp'al, a. p. 71Constituting or pertaining to a model, or pattern; original. “One archetypal mind.” Cudworth. Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as it existed in the idea of God before the creation.Ar'che-tŷp'al-ly, adv. p. 71With reference to an archetype. “Parts archetypally distinct.” Dana.Ar'che-type, n. p. 71The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made. “The House of Commons, the archetype of all representative bodies that now meet.” Macaulay. Types and shadows of that…Ar'che-tŷp'ie-al, a. p. 71Relating to an archetype; archetypal. Ogilvie.Ar-chē'us, n. p. 71The internal efficient cause of all things; the anima mundi, or plastic power of the old philosophers; the active principle of the material world and the power that presides over the animal economy…Ar'chi-ā'ter, n. p. 71Chief physician;—a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes, and to the first physician of some cities. P. Cyc.Ar'chie-al, a. p. 71Chief; primary. [Obs.] Cudworth.Ar'chi-däp'fer, n. p. 71The guard-master of the hotel in the court of the emperor of Germany.