Arianize A"ri·an·ize transitive verb To convert to Arianism.
Aricine Ar"i·cine noun [ From
Arica , in Chile.]
(Chemistry) An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark.
Arid Ar"id adjective [ Latin
aridus , from
arere to be dry: confer French
aride .]
Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. "An
arid waste."
Thomson.
Aridity A·rid"i·ty noun ;
plural Aridities [ Latin
ariditas , from
aridus .]
1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness. 2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought. Norris.
Aridness Ar"id·ness noun Aridity; dryness.
Ariel A"ri·el noun , or
A"ri*el ga*zelle" [ Arabic
aryil ,
ayyil , stag.]
(Zoology) (a) A variety of the gazelle ( Antilope, or Gazella, dorcas ), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus . (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel ).
Ariel A"ri·el noun [ Hebrew
ariël , perhaps confused with English
aërial .]
In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air. » In zoölogy,
ariel is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the
ariel toucan; the
ariel petrel.
Aries A"ri·es noun [ Latin ]
1. (Astron.) (a) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March. (b) A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A battering-ram.
Arietate Ar"i·e·tate intransitive verb [ Latin
arietatus , past participle of
arietare , from
aries ram.]
To butt, as a ram. [ Obsolete]
Arietation Ar`i·e·ta"tion noun [ Latin
arietatio .]
1. The act of butting like a ram; act of using a battering-ram. [ Obsolete]
Bacon. 2. Act of striking or conflicting. [ R.]
Glanvill.
Arietta, Ariette A`ri·et"ta, Ar`i·ette" noun [ Italian
arietta , dim. of
aria ; French
ariette .]
(Mus.) A short aria, or air. "A military
ariette ."
Sir W. Scott.
Aright A·right" adverb [ Prefix
a- +
right .]
Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright .
Aril Ar"il A*ril"lus noun [ From Late Latin arilli dry grapes, perhaps from Latin aridus dry: confer F,. arille .] (Botany) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril . Gray.
Arillate, Arllated Ar"il·late, Ar"l·la`ted Ar"iled adjective [ Confer New Latin
arillatus , French
arillé .]
Having an aril.
Arillode Ar"il·lode noun [
Arillus + Greek ... form.]
(Botany) A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode.
Ariman A"ri·man noun See Ahriman .
Ariolation Ar`i·o·la"tion noun [ Latin
ariolatio ,
hariolatio , from
hariolari to prophesy, from
hariolus soothsayer.]
A soothsaying; a foretelling. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Ariose Ar"i·ose adjective [ Italian
arioso , from
aria .]
Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony. Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic.
Foreign Quart. Rev.
Arioso A`ri·o"so adverb & adjective [ Italian ]
(Mus.) In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.
Arise A·rise" (ȧ*rīz")
intransitive verb [
imperfect Arose (-rōz");
present participle & verbal noun Arising ;
past participle Arisen (- rĭz"'n).]. [ Anglo-Saxon
ārīsan ;
ā (equiv. to Goth.
us- ,
ur- , German
er- , orig. meaning out) +
rīsan to rise; confer Goth.
urreisan to arise. See
Rise .]
1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose ; the sun ariseth ; he arose early in the morning. 2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose ; a persecution arose ; the wrath of the king shall arise . There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph.
Ex. i. 8.
The doubts that in his heart arose .
Milton.
3. To proceed; to issue; to spring. Whence haply mention may arise
Of something not unseasonable to ask.
Milton.
Arise A·rise" noun Rising. [ Obsolete]
Drayton.
Arist A·rist" 3d sing. present of Arise , for ariseth . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Arista A·ris"ta noun [ Latin ]
(Botany) An awn. Gray.
Aristarch Ar"is·tarch noun [ From
Aristarchus , a Greek grammarian and critic, of Alexandria, about 200
b. c .]
A severe critic. Knowles.
Aristarchian Ar`is·tar"chi·an adjective Severely critical.
Aristarchy Ar"is·tar`chy noun Severely criticism.
Aristarchy Ar"is·tar`chy noun Severe criticism. [ Obsolete]
Sir J. Harrington.
Aristate A·ris"tate adjective [ Latin
aristatus , from
arista . See
Arista .]
1. (Botany) Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned. Gray. 2. (Zoology) Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip.
Aristocracy Ar`is·toc"ra·cy noun ;
plural Aristocracies [ Greek ...; ... best + ... to be strong, to rule, ... strength; ... is perhaps from the same root as English
arm , and orig. meant
fitting : confer French
aristocratie . See
Arm , and
Create , which is related to Greek ....]
1. Government by the best citizens. 2. A ruling body composed of the best citizens. [ Obsolete]
In the Senate
Right not our quest in this, I will protest them
To all the world, no aristocracy .
B. Jonson.
3. A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged order; an oligarchy. The aristocracy of Venice hath admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach.
Swift.
4. The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.
Aristocrat A·ris"to·crat noun [ French
aristocrate . See
Aristocracy .]
1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble. 2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person. A born aristocrat , bred radical.
Mrs. Browning.
3. One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern. His whole family are accused of being aristocrats .
Romilly.
Aristocratic, Aristocratical Ar`is·to·crat"ic, Ar`is·to·crat"ic·al adjective [ Greek ...: confer French
aristocratique .]
1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an aristocratic constitution. 2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy; as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or manners. - -
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly ,
adverb --
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness ,
noun
Aristocratism Ar"is·to·crat`ism noun 1. The principles of aristocrats. Romilly. 2. Aristocrats, collectively. [ R.]
Aristology Ar`is·tol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... dinner +
-logy .]
The science of dining. Quart. Rev.
Aristophanic Ar`is·to·phan"ic adjective Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.
Aristotelian Ar`is·to·te"li·an adjective Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c .). --
noun A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic .
Aristotelianism Ar`is·to·te"li·an·ism The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy.
Aristotelic Ar`is·to·tel"ic adjective Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy. "
Aristotelic usage."
Sir W. Hamilton.
Aristotle's lantern Ar"is·to`tle's lan"tern (Zoology) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.
Aristotype A·ris"to·type` noun [ Greek ... best +
-type .]
(Photog.) Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin; also, a print so made.
Aristulate A·ris"tu·late adjective [ Dim. from
arista .]
(Botany) Having a short beard or awn. Gray.
Arithmancy Ar"ith·man`cy noun [ Greek ... number +
-mancy .]
Divination by means of numbers.
Arithmetic A·rith"me·tic noun [ Middle English
arsmetike , Old French
arismetique , Latin
arithmetica , from Greek ... (sc. ...), from ... arithmetical, from ... to number, from ... number, probably from same root as English
arm , the idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See
Arm . The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to the Greek.]
1. The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures. 2. A book containing the principles of this science. Arithmetic of sines ,
trigonometry. --
Political arithmetic ,
the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science. --
Universal arithmetic ,
the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.
Arithmetical Ar`ith·met"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic. Arithmetical complement of a logarithm .
See Logarithm . --
Arithmetical mean .
See Mean . --
Arithmetical progression .
See Progression . --
Arithmetical proportion .
See Proportion .
Arithmetically Ar`ith·met"ic·al·ly adverb Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.
Arithmetician A·rith`me·ti"cian noun [ Confer French
arithméticien .]
One skilled in arithmetic.
Arithmomancy A·rith"mo·man"cy noun Arithmancy.
Arithmometer Ar`ith·mom"e·ter noun [ Greek ... number +
-meter : confer French
arithmomètre .]
A calculating machine.
Ark Ark noun [ Middle English
ark ,
arke ,
arche , Anglo-Saxon
arc ,
earc ,
earce , from Latin
arca , from
arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Greek ... to keep off.]
1. A chest, or coffer. [ Obsolete]
Bearing that precious relic in an ark .
Spenser.
2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant . 3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge. 4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.
Ark shell Ark" shell` (Zoology) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies.
Arkite Ark"ite adjective Belonging to the ark. [ R.]
Faber.
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