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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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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.Ar'chi-di-ăc'o-nal, a. p. 71Pertaining to an archdeacon. This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation. Johnson.Ăr'chi-e-pīs'eo-pa-cy, n. p. 71The state or dignity of an archbishop.Är'chi-e-pĭs'eo-pal, a. p. 71Belonging to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.Ăr'chi-e-pīs'co-pā'li-ty, n. p. 71The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller.Ar'chi-e-pīs'eo-pate, n. p. 71The office of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.Ar-chi'e-rey, n. p. 71The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.Ar-chi'gra-pher, n. p. 71A chief secretary. Ogilvie.Ar'chil, n. p. 71A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Rocella tinctoria, &c.), which grow on the rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands. It is used in dyeing to modify or brighten other colors…Ar'chi-lō'chi-an, a. p. 71Pertaining to the Greek poet Archilochus. In ancient prosody, the term is used to denote the four metrical combinations which he invented. There are three dactylic Archilochian distichs, and one…Ar'chi-mi'gus, n. p. 72The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.Ăr'chi-măn'drīte, n. p. 72(Gr. Church.) (a.) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Romish church. (b.) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the…Ar'chi-me-dē'an, a. p. 72Pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; or to the screw invented by him, as used for raising water, or for the propulsion of vessels; as, an archimedean propeller. Archimedean…Är'chi-pe-lăġ'ic, a. p. 72Pertaining to an archipelago.Är'chi-pĕl'a-go, n. p. 72Specifically, and originally, the sea which separates Greece from Asia Minor, otherwise called the Egean Sea, which is studded with a vast number of small islands;—in a general sense, any body of…Ar'chi-tĕct, n. p. 72A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and superintends the artificers employed. 2. A contriver…Ar'chi-tēct'ive, a. p. 72Used in building; proper for building. Derham.Ar'chi-tĕc-tŏn'ic or Ar'chi-tĕc-tŏn'ic-al, a. p. 72Pertaining to, or skilled in, architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction. “Architectonic wisdom.” Bogle. “Architectonical draughts.” Browne.Ar'chi-tec-tōn'ic, n. p. 72The art or capacity to organize knowledge, or arrange it in a system.Ar'chi-tec-tōn'ics, n. sing. p. 72The science of architecture. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Är'chi-tĕct'or, n. p. 72One who builds; an architect. [Obs.] “He was an excellent architector.” North.Är'chi-tĕct'ress, n. p. 72A female architect. Wotton.Är'chi-tĕct'ūr-al, a. p. 72Of, or pertaining to, the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture.Är'chi-tĕct'ūre, n. p. 72The art or science of building; especially, the art of constructing houses, bridges, and other buildings, for the purpose of civil life;—often called civil architecture. 2. Frame or structure…Är'chei-trāve, n. p. 72(Arch.) (a.) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column. (b.) The ornamental molding running round the exterior curve of an arch. (c.) A molding above a…Ar'chi-val, a. p. 72Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Poole.Ar'chīve, n. p. 72The place in which public records are kept. Our words . . . become records in God's court, and are laid up in his archives as witnesses either for or against us. Gov. of Tongue. 2. Public records and…Ar'chi-vist, n. p. 72The keeper of archives or records.Ar'chi-vōlt, n. p. 72(Arch.) The inner contour of an arch, or a band adorned with moldings running over the faces of the arch-stones, and bearing upon the imposts. Gwilt.Arch'i-lūte or Arch'lūte, n. p. 72(Mus.) A theorbo, or large lute, formerly in use, having the bass-strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.Ărch'ly, adv. p. 72In an arch manner; shrewdly; slyly; wittily; jestingly.Arch-măr'shal, n. p. 72The grand marshal of the German empire; a dignity that belonged to the elector of Saxony.Ärch'ness, n. p. 72Cunning; shrewdness; sly humor destitute of malice; waggishness. Goldsmith.Ar'chon, n. p. 72(Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates, nine in number, who had charge of civil and religious concerns in ancient Athens. ☞ The first was properly the archon; the second was called king; the third…Ar'chon-ship, n. p. 72The office of an archon, or the term of his office. Mitford.Ar-chōn’tic, n. p. 72(Eccl. Hist.) One of a branch of the Valentinians, who held that the world was not created by God, but by angels called archontes.Arch-pres'by-ter-y, n. p. 72The absolute dominion of presbytery, or the chief presbytery. Milton.Ärch-prī'mate, n. p. 72The chief primate; an archbishop over other archbishops. Milton.Ärch'-stōne, n. p. 72One of the stones of an arch.Ärch-trĕas'ūr-er, n. p. 72A chief treasurer;—specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.Ärch'wāy, n. p. 72A way or passage under an arch.Ärch'wāyed, a. p. 72Having a way by an arch.