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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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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.A-reek', adv. p. 73In a reeking condition. Swift.Ār'e·făc'tion, n. p. 73The act of drying, or the state of growing dry. “The arefaction of the earth.” Hale.Ār'e-fy, v. t. p. 73To dry, or make dry. Bacon.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…Ăr'e-nā'ceoŭs, a. p. 73Having the properties of sand; sandy; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone. Kirwan.Ăr'e-nă'rĭ-ōŭs, a. p. 73Sandy; composed wholly, or in part, of sand: as, arenarious soil. Brande.Ar'e-nā'tion, n. p. 73(Med.) A sand-bath; a sprinkling of hot sand upon a diseased person. Coxe.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.…Ăr'e-nĭe'o-līte, n. p. 73An ancient worm-hole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana.A-rĕn/i-lit'ic, a. p. 73Pertaining to, or consisting of, sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan.Ăr'e-nōse', a. p. 73Sandy; full of sand. Johnson.A·rĕn'ū-lōŭs, a. p. 73Full of small sand. [Obs.]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…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…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.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.Ā’re-ōle, n. p. 73See AREOLA.Ā/re-ōm'e-ter, n. p. 73An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a hydrometer. Nichol.A´re-o-mĕt´rie or A´re-o-mĕt´rie-al, a. p. 73Pertaining to an areometer.Ā/re-ôm'e-try, n. p. 73The measuring, or act of measuring, the specific gravity of fluids.Ar'e-ŏp'a-gist or Ar'e-ŏp'a-gite, n. p. 73A member of the Areopagus. Acts xvii. 34.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.]…Ar'e-ōp'a-gy, n. p. 73An Areopagus, or court. [Obs.] “The . . . Areopagy of hell.” Browne.Ā're-o-stȳle, n. p. 73See AREOSTYLE.Ā/re-o-sy's'tyle, n. p. 73See ARÆOSYSTYLE.Ā/re-ōt'ic, a. p. 73(Med.) Attenuating the humors; good for opening the pores. [Obs.] Bailey.A-rēre′, v. t. p. 73To raise up. [Obs.] Ellis.Ăr/e-tŏl'ō-gy, n. p. 73That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it. [Obs.]A-rew', adv. p. 73In a row. [Obs.] “All her teeth arew.” Spencer.Är'gal, n. p. 73Crude tartar, or tartar of wine. See ARGOL. ☞ Shakespeare uses argal ludicrously for ergo, therefore.Är'gand Lămp p. 73A lamp invented by Aimé Argand, of France, in 1789, and in which, by means of a hollow wick and a glass chimney, a strong and clear light is produced by placing the flame between two currents of air.…Ar-gē'an, a. p. 73Pertaining to Argo or the Ark. Faber.Är'gent, n. p. 73Silver, or money. [Obs.] Taylor. 2. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness:—represented in engraving by a…Är'gent, a. p. 73Made of, or in any respect resembling, silver. “Yonder argent fields above.” Pope.Ar-gĕnt'al or Ar-gĕnt'ic, a. p. 73Pertaining to, consisting of, resembling, containing, or combined with, silver. Argental mercury (Min.), the native amalgam of silver. Cleaveland.Är'gen-tan, n. p. 73An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.Är'gen-tā'tion, n. p. 73An overlaying with silver. [Rare.] Johnson.Är/gen-tif'er-ous, a. p. 73Containing, or affording, silver; specifically, containing silver as an accidental ingredient; as, argentiferous lead ore.Är'gen-tīne, a. p. 73Pertaining to, or resembling, silver, or sounding like it; silvery. “Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.” Shak.Är'gen-tīne, n. p. 73(Min.) A silicious variety of carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure. Dana. 2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds.Är'gent-ry, n. p. 73Silver plate. [Obs.] “Bowls of frosted argentry.” Howell.Är'gil, n. p. 73(Min.) Clay or potter’s earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See CLAY.Ăr/gil-lā/ceoūs, a. p. 73Partaking of the nature of clay; consisting of clay. Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay.—Argillaceous iron ore, the clay iron-stone.Är'-gil-lĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 73Producing clay;—applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan.Är'gil-līte, n. p. 73(Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay-slate. Its usual color is bluish or blackish gray, more rarely greenish gray. Dana.Ar'gĭl-lĭt'ic, a. p. 73Pertaining to argillite.Ar-gĭl'lo-ār'e-nā'ceous, a. p. 73Consisting of clay and sand, as a soil.Ar-gĭl-lo-cal-cā're-ous, a. p. 73Consisting of clay and calcareous earth.Ar-gĭl-lo-fer-rū'gi-nōŭs, a. p. 73Consisting of clay and iron.Ar-gĭl'lōus, a. p. 73Consisting, or partaking, of clay, or belonging to clay; clayey. Browne.Är'gīve, a. p. 73Pertaining to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece, or to its inhabitants. ☞ The Argive tribe, during the Trojan war, was the most powerful of any in Greece; and hence Argive is often used as a…Ar'go, n. p. 73(Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the golden fleece. 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo…Ar-gō'an, a. p. 73Pertaining to the ship Argo. Faber.Är'gŏl, n. p. 73Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared; it exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks. Ure. 2. The dried dung of cattle used…Ar-gŏl'ic, a. p. 73Pertaining to Argolis, a territory or district of Peloponnesus, between Arcadia and the Egean Sea; as, the Argolic Gulf. D’Anville.Ăr'go-naut, n. p. 73One of the persons who sailed to Colchis with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the golden fleece. 2. (Zoöl.) The nautilus. See ARGONAUTA.Ar'go-nau'tă, n. p. 73(Zool.) A genus of mollusks of the class Cephalopoda. The shell goes by the name of the paper nautilus. The animal has some resemblance to a cuttle-fish, and has eight arms. Dana.Är'go-nau'tic, a. p. 73Pertaining to the Argonauts, or to their voyage to Colchis; as, the Argonautic story. Sir W. Jones.Ār'go-sy, n. p. 73A large ship, either for merchandise or war. Shak.