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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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Är'mil-let, n. p. 75A little bracelet.Är'min, n. p. 75A beggar; a mendicant. [Obs.] London Prodigal.Ärm'ing, n. p. 75The act of arming; as, an extensive arming of the people. 2. A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, mud, &c., of the sea-bottom. Totten. 3.…Arm'ing-press, n. p. 75A bookbinder's tool.Ar-mīn'ian, a. p. 75Pertaining to Arminius, or designating his principles.Ar-min'ian, n. p. 75(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect or party of Christians, so called from Arminius, or Harmansen, of Holland, who flourished at the close of the 16th century, and beginning of the 17th. The Arminian…Ar-mĭn'ian-ism, n. p. 75The peculiar doctrines or tenets of the Arminians. Dwight.Ar-mĭp'o-tence, n. p. 75Power in arms. Johnson.Ar-mĭp'o-tent, a. p. 75Powerful in arms; mighty in battle. “Armipotent Mars.” Dryden.Ar·mĭs'o-noùs, a. p. 75Rustling in arms; resounding with arms. Bailey.Är'mis-tĭce, n. p. 75A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the parties; a truce.Arm'less, a. p. 75Without an arm, or without arms or armor.Arm'let, n. p. 75A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. Johnson. 2. A protection or ornament for the arm. Craig.Armoire, n. p. 75A cabinet or buffet; a closet. Bescherelle.Är'mor, n. p. 75Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle. ☞ In English statutes, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as…Är'mor-beär'er, n. p. 75One who carries the armor of another; an armiger; an esquire.Är'mo-rer, n. p. 75A maker of armor or arms; a manufacturer of instruments of war. 2. One who has care of the arms and armor of another, and who dresses him in armor. The armorers accomplishing the knights. Shak.Ar-mō'ri-al, a. p. 75Belonging to armor, or to the arms or escutcheon of a family. Figures with armorial signs of race and birth. Wordsworth.Ar-mŏr'ic or Ar-mŏr'ic-an, a. p. 75Designating the north-western part of France, formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne, or Brittany.Ar-mŏr'ic, n. p. 75The language of the Armoricans; one of the Celtic dialects which have remained to the present times.Ar-mŏr'ic-an, n. p. 75A native of Armorica, or Bretagne.Är'mor-ĭst, n. p. 75One skilled in heraldry. [Obs.] Bailey.Är'mor-plăt'ed, a. p. 75Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war. This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. London Times, Dec. 29, 1860.Är'mo-ry, n. p. 75A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping. 2. Armor; defensive and offensive arms. Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears. Milton. 3. Ensigns armorial. [Obs.]…Är'mo-zeen' or Är'mo-zĭne', n. p. 75A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical robes. Simmonds.Ärm'pĭt, n. p. 75The hollow place or cavity under the shoulder; the axilla.Ärms, n. pl. p. 75Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. He lays down his arms, but not his wiles. Milton. 2. The deeds or exploits of war; acts of hostility. “Arms and the man I sing.” Dryden. 3. (Law.) Any…Ärms'-ĕnd, n. p. 75At the end of the arms; at a good distance. Dryden.Ärms'-lĕngth, n. p. 75The length of the arm. To keep at arms-length (Fig.), to keep at a distance; not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse.Ärm's'-rēach, n. p. 75Reach of the arm.Ärm'strong Gŭn p. 75A breech-loading, wrought iron, rifled cannon, named from its inventor.Är'my, n. p. 75A collection or body of men armed for war, and organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers. 2. A great number; a vast multitude; a host. The locust .…Är'my-wôrm, n. p. 75A voracious caterpillar (the larva of a moth) appearing in large hosts or numbers.Ar-năt'to, n. p. 75See ANNOTTO.Är'ni-cȧ, n. p. 75(Bot.) A plant, or a genus of plants, of the family Compositæ; — used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant. London.Är'not or Är'nut, n. p. 75(Bot.) The earthnut, or sweet farinaceous tuber of Bunium bulbocastanum, an umbelliferous plant. Loudon.Ar-nŏt'to, n. p. 75See ANNOTTO.A-roint', interj. p. 75See AROYNT.A-roint', v. t. p. 76To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [Rare.] Whiskered cats arointed flee. E. B. Browning.A-rō'mā, n. p. 76The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; an agreeable odor; as, the fine aroma of coffee. 2. (Fig.) The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power…Ār'o-măt'ic or Ār'o-măt'ic-al, a. p. 76Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. Glover.Ărō-măt'ic, n. p. 76A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste.Ăr/o-măt/i-zā'tion, n. p. 76The act of impregnating or scenting with aroma, or rendering aromatic.A-rō'ma-tīze or Ăr'o-ma-tize, v. t. p. 76To impregnate with aroma; to infuse an aromatic odor into; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. Bacon.A-rō'ma-tīz'er or Ar'o-ma-tīz'er, n. p. 76That which communicates an aromatic quality. Evelyn.A-rō'ma-tōus, a. p. 76Containing aroma, or the principle of fragrance.Ār'oph, n. p. 76A barbarous word which had various significations among the ancients. [Obs.] Aroph Paracelsi, a chemical preparation of Paracelsus, formed by sublimation from equal quantities of hematite and sal…A-rōse' p. 76The past or preterit tense of the verb arise, q. v.A·round', prep. p. 76On all sides of; about; encircling; encompassing. A lambent flame around his brows. Dryden. 2. From one part to another of; as, to travel around the country.A-round', adv. p. 76In a circle; on every side. 2. At random; without any fixed place or direction; here and there; as, to travel around from town to town. See ROUND. I was standing around when the fight took place. N.…A-rouz'al, n. p. 76The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused. [Rare.] Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature. Hare.A-rouse′, v. t. p. 76To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties. Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother…A-rōw', adv. p. 76In a row or rank; successively; in order. And twenty, rank in rank, they rode arow. Dryden.A-roynt’, interj. p. 76Be gone; away. [Obs.] Aroynt thee, witch! the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.Ar-pĕg'gio, n. p. 76(Mus.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, and not simultaneously.Ăr'pent, n. p. 76Formerly, a portion of land in France, ordinarily containing one hundred square roods or perches, each of 18 feet, or 900 square toises, equal to 4088 square yards, or nearly five sixths of an…Ar'pen-tā'tor, n. p. 76A measurer or surveyor of land. Bouvier.Är′pine, n. p. 76A certain portion of land; an arpent. “Master Of poor ten arpines of land.” Webster, 1623.Ar'quā-ted, a. p. 76Shaped like a bow; arcuate. [Rare.]Ār'que-bus-āde', n. p. 76A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, &c., applied to a bruise or wound;—so called because it was originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds. Part. 2. The…