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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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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.Ār'gu-a-ble, a. p. 73Capable of being argued; admitting argument.Är'güe, v. i. p. 73To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason. I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will. Milton. 2. To contend in argument; to…Ār'gūe, v. t. p. 73To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued. 2. To prove or evince; to manifest by inference or deduction, or to show…Är'gu-er, n. p. 73One who argues; a reasoner; a disputer.Ar'gu-fy, v. i. p. 73To argue. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. To signify. [Prov. Eng.]Ăr'gu-ment, n. p. 73A proof or means of proving; a reason offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind. “Arguments of a vile mind.” Spenser. There is . . . no more palpable and convincing argument of the…Ar'gu-ment, v. i. p. 74To argue. [Obs.] Gower.Ar'gu-mēnt'a-ble, a. p. 74Admitting of argument; capable of being argued. Chalmers.Är'gu-mèn'tal, a. p. 74Belonging to, or consisting in, argument. “I am at length recovered from my argumental delirium.” Johnson.Är'gu-men-tä'tion, n. p. 74The act of inventing or forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true…Är'gu-mĕnt'a-tīve, a. p. 74Consisting of argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse. 2. Showing reasons for; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in…Är'gu-mēnt'a-tīve-ly, adv. p. 74In an argumentative manner.Ăr'gu-mĕn't'a-tive-ness, n. p. 74The quality of being argumentative.Ar'gu-men-tize, v. i. p. 74To argue or discuss. [Obs.]Ar'gus, n. p. 74(Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who was placed by Juno to guard Io. 2. A genus of pheasants, one variety of which (A. giganteus) is remarkable for its beauty…Är'gus-shēll, n. p. 74(Conch.) A species of shell, beautifully variegated with spots, resembling, in some measure, those in a peacock's tail. Encycl. Brit.Ăr'gu-tā'tion, n. p. 74Act of arguing; argumentation. [Obs.]Ar-gūte', a. p. 74Sharp; shrill; subtle; witty. [Obs.]Ār-gūte'ly, adv. p. 74In a sharp or subtle manner. Sterne.Är-güte'ness, n. p. 74Acuteness or wittiness; subtlety. [Obs.] Dryden.Ār'i-a, n. p. 74(Mus.) An air or song; a tune.Ā′ri-an, a. p. 74Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to his doctrines.A'ri-an, n. p. 74One who adheres to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be a created being, inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings. Mosheim.Ā'ri-an-ĭsm, n. p. 74The doctrines of the Arians.Ā'ri-an-īze, v. i. p. 74To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an Arian.Ā'ri-an-īze, v. t. p. 74To convert to the views of the Arians.Ăr'id, a. p. 74Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry. “An arid waste.” Thomson.A-rid'i-ty, n. p. 74Ār'id-ness p. 74A state of being without moisture; dryness. Arbuthnot. 2. Insensibility or want of unction in devotion. [Obs.] Norris.Ār'i-ēs, n. p. 74(Astron.) The Ram; a constellation of the zodiac, drawn on the globe in the figure of a ram. It is the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, on the 21st…