Archierey Ar·chi"e·rey noun [ Russian
archieréi , from Greek ...; prefix ... (E.
arch- ) + » priest.]
The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.
Archil Ar"chil noun [ Old French
orchel ,
orcheil , Italian
orcella ,
oricello , or OSp.
orchillo . Confer
Orchil .]
1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen ( Roccella tinctoria , etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. Tomlinson. 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [ Written also
orchal and
orchil .]
Archilochian Ar`chi·lo"chi·an adjective [ Latin
Archilochius .]
Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter.
Archimage Ar"chi·mage Ar`chi*ma"gus noun [ New Latin ; prefix archi- + Latin magus , Greek ..., a Magian.] 1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire. 2. A great magician, wizard, or enchanter. Spenser.
Archimandrite Ar`chi·man"drite noun [ Latin
archimandrita , LGr. ...; prefix ... (E.
arch- ) + ... an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.]
(Gr. Church) (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot , or father provincial , in the Roman Catholic church.
Archimedean Ar`chi·me·de"an adjective [ Latin
Archimedeus .]
Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. Archimedean screw , or
Archimedes' screw ,
an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end. Francis.
Archimedes Ar`chi·me"des noun (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
Arching Arch"ing noun 1. The arched part of a structure. 2. (Nautical) Hogging; -- opposed to sagging .
Archipelagic Ar`chi·pe·lag"ic adjective Of or pertaining to an archipelago.
Archipelago Ar`chi·pel"a·go noun ;
plural - goes or
-gos [ Italian
arcipelago , properly, chief sea; Greek pref ... + ... sea, perhaps akin to ... blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See
Plague .]
1. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands. 2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
Archipterygium Ar·chip`te·ryg"i·um (är*kĭp`te*rĭj"ĭ*ŭm)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek prefix
'archi- (E.
arch- ) +
ptery`gion wing, fin.]
(Anat.) The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.
Architect Ar"chi·tect (är"kĭ*tĕkt)
noun [ Latin
architectus ,
architecton , Greek ... chief artificer, master builder; prefix
'archi- (E.
archi- ) + ... workman, akin to ... art, skill, ... to produce: confer French
architecte , Italian
architetto . See
Technical .]
1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed. 2. A contriver, designer, or maker. The architects of their own happiness.
Milton.
A French woman is a perfect architect in dress.
Coldsmith.
Architective Ar`chi·tec"tive adjective Used in building; proper for building. Derham.
Architectonic Ar`chi·tec·ton"ic noun [ Confer French
architectonique .]
1. The science of architecture. 2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system.
Architectonic, Architectonical Ar`chi·tec·ton"ic, Ar`chi·tec·ton"ic·al adjective [ Latin
architectonicus , Greek .... See
Architect .]
1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. "
Architectonic wisdom."
Boyle. These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged.
J. C. Shairp.
2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.
Architectonics Ar`chi·tec·ton"ics noun The science of architecture.
Architector Ar"chi·tec`tor noun An architect. [ Obsolete]
North.
Architectress Ar"chi·tec`tress noun A female architect.
Architectural Ar`chi·tec"tur·al adjective Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture. --
Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly ,
adverb
Architecture Ar"chi·tec`ture noun [ Latin
architectura , from
architectus : confer French
architecture . See
Architect .]
1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture . Many other architectures besides Gothic.
Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
Tyndall.
The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture .
Burnet.
Military architecture ,
the art of fortifications. --
Naval architecture ,
the art of building ships.
Architeuthis Ar`chi·teu"this noun [ New Latin , from Greek prefix ... + ..., ..., a kind of squid.]
(Zoology) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
Architrave Ar"chi·trave noun [ French
architrave , from Italian
architrave ; prefix
archi- +
trave beam, Latin
trabs .]
(Architecture) (a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column . (b) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.
Architraved Ar"chi·traved adjective Furnished with an architrave. Cowper.
Archival Ar"chi·val adjective Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Tooke.
Archive Ar"chive noun ;
plural Archives [ French
archives , plural, Latin
archivum ,
archium , from Greek ... government house, ... ... archives, from ... the first place, government. See
Archi- ,
pref .]
1. plural The place in which public records or historic documents are kept. Our words . . . . become records in God's court, and are laid up in his archives as witnesses.
Gov. of Tongue.
2. plural Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family. [ Rarely used in
sing. ]
Some rotten archive , rummaged out of some seldom explored press.
Lamb.
Syn. -- Registers; records; chronicles.
Archivist Ar"chi·vist noun [ French
archiviste .]
A keeper of archives or records. [ R.]
Archivolt Ar"chi·volt noun [ French
archivolte , from Italian
archivolto ; prefix
archi- +
volto vault, arch. See
Vault .]
(Architecture) (a) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening. (b) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
Archlute, Archilute Arch"lute, Arch"i·lute noun [ Confer French
archiluth , Italian
arciliuto .]
(Mus.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
Archly Arch"ly adverb In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly. Archly the maiden smiled.
Longfellow.
Archmarshal Arch`mar"shal noun [ German
erzmarschall . See
Arch- ,
pref .]
The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony.
Archness Arch"ness noun The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness. Goldsmith.
Archon Ar"chon noun [ Latin
archon , Greek ..., ..., ruler, chief magistrate, present participle of ... to be first, to rule.]
(Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preëminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates. --
Ar*chon"tic adjective
Archonship Ar"chon·ship noun The office of an archon. Mitford.
Archontate Ar"chon·tate noun [ Confer French
archontat .]
An archon's term of office. Gibbon.
Archonts Ar"chonts noun plural [ Greek
'a`rchwn ,
present participle See
Archon .]
(Zoology) The group including man alone.
Archoplasm Ar"cho·plasm noun [ See
Archon ;
Plasma .]
(Biol.) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
Archprelate Arch`prel"ate noun [ Prefix
arch- +
prelate .]
An archbishop or other chief prelate.
Archpresbyter Arch`pres"by·ter noun Same as Archpriest .
Archpresbytery Arch`pres"by·ter·y noun [ Prefix
arch- +
presbytery .]
The absolute dominion of presbytery. Milton.
Archpriest Arch`priest" noun A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.
Archprimate Arch`pri"mate noun [ Prefix
arch- +
primate .]
The chief primate. Milton.
Archtraitor Arch`trai"tor noun [ Prefix
arch- +
traitor .]
A chief or transcendent traitor. I. Watts.
Archtreasurer Arch`treas"ur·er noun [ Prefix
arch- +
treasurer .]
A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.
Archway Arch"way noun A way or passage under an arch.
Archwife Arch`wife" noun [ Prefix
arch- +
wife .]
A big, masculine wife. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Archwise Arch"wise adverb Arch- shaped.
Archy Arch"y adjective Arched; as, archy brows.
archy ·ar"chy [ Greek ..., from ... chief. See Arch- , pref .] A suffix properly meaning a rule , ruling , as in mon archy , the rule of one only. Confer -arch .
Archæan Ar·chæ"an adjective [ Greek
'archai^os ancient, from
'archh` beginning.]
Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.
Archæan Ar·chæ"an noun (Geol.) The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the appearance of life, and an Eozoic age, including the earliest forms of life. » This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term
Azoic , and to the
Eozoic of Dawson.
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