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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ärch'-stōne, n.p. 72One of the stones of an arch.
  2. Ärch-trĕas'ūr-er, n.p. 72A chief treasurer;—specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.
  3. Ärch'wāy, n.p. 72A way or passage under an arch.
  4. Ärch'wāyed, a.p. 72Having a way by an arch.
  5. Ärch-wīfe', n.p. 72A woman in the higher ranks of society. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  6. Ärch'wīse, adv.p. 72In the form of an arch.
  7. Ärch'y, a.p. 72Having or resembling arches; arching.
  8. Ar-çĭt'e-nent, a.p. 72Carrying a bow. [Obs.] Blount.
  9. Ärc'o-grăph, n.p. 72An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point; a cyclograph. Hebert.
  10. Arc-tā'tion or Arc'ti-tūde, n.p. 72(Med.) Preternatural straitness, or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation or spasm. Coxe.
  11. Ärct'ic, a.p. 72Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, or ocean. The arctic circle is a lesser circle parallel to the equator, 23° 28′ from…
  12. Arc-tū'rus, n.p. 72(Astron.) A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes.
  13. Arc'ū-ate or Arc'ū-ā'ted, a.p. 72Bent or curved in the form of a bow. “Arcuate stalks.” Gray.
  14. Är'cu-a-tīle, a.p. 72Bent; curved; curvate. [Obs.]
  15. Ar'cu-ā'tion, n.p. 72The act of bending; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness. Coxe. 2. A method of raising trees by layers; that is, by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with…
  16. Ar'cu-a-tūre, n.p. 72The curvature of an arch. [Obs.] Bailey.
  17. Är'cu-ba-līst, n.p. 72A cross-bow. It was of different kinds, and sometimes discharged stones or bullets. See ARBALIST. Fosbroke.
  18. Ar'cu-bäl'ist-er or Ar'cu-ba-līst'er, n.p. 72A cross-bowman; one who used the arcubalist. Holinshed.
  19. Ardp. 72the termination of many English words, is taken from the Ger. a. hart, Goth. hardus, A-S. heard, O. Sax., Icel., & Eng. hard, and appears in O. H. Ger. in proper names, as Reginhart, Reinhart, strong…
  20. Ăr-dăs'sine, n.p. 72A very fine sort of Persian silk; the finest used in the looms of France.
  21. Ăr'deb, n.p. 72A measure for grain, containing about eight bushels, used extensively in Africa.
  22. Ăr'den-cy, n.p. 72Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.
  23. Ar'dent, a.p. 72Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever. 2. Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; as, ardent eyes. 3. Warm; much…
  24. Ăr'dent-ly, adv.p. 72In an ardent manner; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.
  25. Är'dent-ness, n.p. 72Ardency. [Rare.]
  26. Ar'dor, n.p. 72Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays. 2. Warmth, or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; as, he pursues study with ardor; they fought with ardor. ☞ Milton uses the word for…
  27. Ard′ū·ous, a.p. 72High or lofty, in a literal sense. “Arduous paths.” Pope. 2. Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise. Syn.—Difficult…
  28. Ärd'ū-oûs-ly, adv.p. 72In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.
  29. Ärd'ū·ous-ness, n.p. 72The state or quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.
  30. Ärd'ū-roûs, a.p. 72Burning. [Rare.] Lo! further on, Where flames the ardurous Spirit of Indore. Cary.
  31. Ärep. 72The present indicative plural of the substantive verb; but etymologically a different word from be, am, or was. It is from the Sw. vara, Dan. være, to be, to exist; v or w being lost. We are; ye or…
  32. Ā're, n.p. 72The unit of surface, in the French system of measures, containing a hundred square metres, or about 119.60 square yards. Davies & Peck.
  33. Ā're-ā, n.p. 72Any plane surface, as the floor of a room, of a church or other building, or of the ground. 2. The inclosed space or site on which a building stands; a sunken space around the basement of a building.…
  34. A-rēad’ or A-reed’, v. t.p. 72To read. [Obs.] “Some romant unto us areed.” Drayton. 2. To declare; to explain. [Obs.] Therefore more plain areed this doubtful case. Spenser. 3. To counsel, advise, or direct. [Obs.] But mark what…
  35. Ā're-al, a.p. 72Pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves). Barton.
  36. A-rear', adv.p. 73Backward; to the rear. [Obs.] “He lightly leaped arear.” Spenser.
  37. A·rear', a.p. 73Retrograde. [Obs.] “His pace gan wex arear.” Spenser.
  38. A-rē'ca, n.p. 73(Bot.) A genus of palms, one species of which produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India, with the leaf of the Piper betel and lime.
  39. A-reek', adv.p. 73In a reeking condition. Swift.
  40. Ār'e·făc'tion, n.p. 73The act of drying, or the state of growing dry. “The arefaction of the earth.” Hale.
  41. Ār'e-fy, v. t.p. 73To dry, or make dry. Bacon.
  42. A-rē'na, n.p. 73(Rom. Antiq.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited;—so called because it was covered with sand. Hence, 2. (Fig.) Any place of…
  43. Ăr'e-nā'ceoŭs, a.p. 73Having the properties of sand; sandy; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone. Kirwan.
  44. Ăr'e-nă'rĭ-ōŭs, a.p. 73Sandy; composed wholly, or in part, of sand: as, arenarious soil. Brande.
  45. Ar'e-nā'tion, n.p. 73(Med.) A sand-bath; a sprinkling of hot sand upon a diseased person. Coxe.
  46. A·r'en-dā'tor, n.p. 73A farmer of the farms or rents in some parts of Russia; one who contracts with the crown for the rents of the farms. ☞ A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called crown-arrendator.…
  47. Ăr'e-nĭe'o-līte, n.p. 73An ancient worm-hole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana.
  48. A-rĕn/i-lit'ic, a.p. 73Pertaining to, or consisting of, sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan.
  49. Ăr'e-nōse', a.p. 73Sandy; full of sand. Johnson.
  50. A·rĕn'ū-lōŭs, a.p. 73Full of small sand. [Obs.]
  51. A-rē'ō-lā, n.p. 73An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the divisions of…
  52. A-rē'o-lar, a.p. 73Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ. Lawrence. Areolar tissue (Anat.), a loose mixture of the white, fibrous, and yellow elastic tissues, as the loose texture which…
  53. A-rē'o-late, a.p. 73Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers. Brande.
  54. Ā/re-o-lā'tion, n.p. 73Any small space, bounded by some part differing in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves. Brande.
  55. Ā’re-ōle, n.p. 73See AREOLA.
  56. Ā/re-ōm'e-ter, n.p. 73An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a hydrometer. Nichol.
  57. A´re-o-mĕt´rie or A´re-o-mĕt´rie-al, a.p. 73Pertaining to an areometer.
  58. Ā/re-ôm'e-try, n.p. 73The measuring, or act of measuring, the specific gravity of fluids.
  59. Ar'e-ŏp'a-gist or Ar'e-ŏp'a-gite, n.p. 73A member of the Areopagus. Acts xvii. 34.
  60. Ar'e-ōp-ag-īt'ic or Ar'e-ōp'a-gŭs, a.p. 73Pertaining to the Areopagus. Mitford. Ar'e-ōp'a-gŭs, n. [Lat. Areopagus, Gr. ’Αρειόπαγος, and ’Αρεως πάγος, hill of Ares, from ’Αρεως, devoted to Ares, ’Αρης, the god of war, and πάγος, rocky hill.]…