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Respecter \Re*spect"er\ (-?r), n. One who respects. {A respecter of persons}, one who regards or judges with partiality. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. --Acts x. 34. | |
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A89roscope \A"[89]r*o*scope\, n. [A[89]ro- + Gr. [?] to look out.] (Biol.) An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air. | |
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A89roscopy \A`[89]r*os"co*py\, n. [A[89]ro- + Gr. [?] a looking out; [?] to spy out.] The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere. | |
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A89rosphere \A"[89]r*o*sphere\, n. [A[89]ro- + sphere: cf. F. a[82]rosph[8a]re.] The atmosphere. [R.] | |
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Ahorseback \A*horse"back\, adv. On horseback. Two suspicious fellows ahorseback. --Smollet. | |
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Air gap \Air gap\ (Physics) An air-filled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit; specif., in a dynamo or motor, the space between the field-magnet poles and the armature; clearance. | |
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Air shaft \Air" shaft`\ A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel. | |
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Spring \Spring\, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. --Dryden. 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow. 3. Elastic power or force. Heavens! what a spring was in his arm! --Dryden. 4. An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other force. Note: The principal varieties of springs used in mechanisms are the spiral spring (Fig. a), the coil spring (Fig. b), the elliptic spring (Fig. c), the half-elliptic spring (Fig. d), the volute spring, the India-rubber spring, the atmospheric spring, etc. 5. Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain. [bd]All my springs are in thee.[b8] --Ps. lxxxvii. 7. [bd]A secret spring of spiritual joy.[b8] --Bentley. [bd]The sacred spring whence and honor streams.[b8] --Sir J. Davies. 6. Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love. --Pope. 7. That which springs, or is originated, from a source; as: (a) A race; lineage. [Obs.] --Chapman. (b) A youth; a springal. [Obs.] --Spenser. (c) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland. [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton. 8. That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 9. The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator. [bd]The green lap of the new-come spring.[b8] --Shak. Note: Spring of the astronomical year begins with the vernal equinox, about March 21st, and ends with the summer solstice, about June 21st. 10. The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage. [bd]The spring of the day.[b8] --1 Sam. ix. 26. O how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day. --Shak. 11. (Naut.) (a) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely. (b) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored. {Air spring}, {Boiling spring}, etc. See under {Air}, {Boiling}, etc. {Spring back} (Bookbinding), a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pasteboard fastened to the inside, the effect of which is to make the leaves of a book thus bound (as a ledger or other account or blank book) spring up and lie flat. {Spring balance}, a contrivance for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring of steel. {Spring beam}, a beam that supports the side of a paddle box. See {Paddle beam}, under {Paddle}, n. {Spring beauty}. (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Claytonia}, delicate herbs with somewhat fleshy leaves and pretty blossoms, appearing in springtime. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small, elegant American butterfly ({Erora l[91]ta}) which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue. {Spring bed}, a mattress, under bed, or bed bottom, in which springs, as of metal, are employed to give the required elasticity. {Spring beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a snapping beetle; an elater. {Spring box}, the box or barrel in a watch, or other piece of mechanism, in which the spring is contained. {Spring fly} (Zo[94]l.), a caddice fly; -- so called because it appears in the spring. {Spring grass} (Bot.), a vernal grass. See under {Vernal}. {Spring gun}, a firearm disharged by a spring, when this is trodden upon or is otherwise moved. {Spring hook} (Locomotive Engines), one of the hooks which fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame. {Spring latch}, a latch that fastens with a spring. | |
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14. (Paint.) (a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc. (b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt. 15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse. Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term. In most cases it might be written indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the first element of the compound term, with or without the hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder; air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump. {Air balloon}. See {Balloon}. {Air bath}. (a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body. (b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature. {Air castle}. See {Castle in the air}, under {Castle}. {Air compressor}, a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power. {Air crossing}, a passage for air in a mine. {Air cushion}, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; also, a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air. {Air fountain}, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air. {Air furnace}, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast. {Air line}, a straight line; a bee line. Hence {Air-line}, adj.; as, air-line road. {Air lock} (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a pneumatic caisson. --Knight. {Air port} (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air. {Air spring}, a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized. {Air thermometer}, a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature. {Air threads}, gossamer. {Air trap}, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap. {Air trunk}, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room. {Air valve}, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler and allows air to enter. {Air way}, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of an air pump; an air way in a mine. {In the air}. (a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as rumors. (b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled. (c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air. {To take air}, to be divulged; to be made public. {To take the air}, to go abroad; to walk or ride out. | |
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Tussock \Tus"sock\, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. --Latimer. 2. (Bot.) Same as {Tussock grass}, below. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also {tussock caterpillar}. See {Orgyia}. {Tussock grass}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, strong grass of the genus {Dactylis} ({D. c[91]spitosa}), valuable for fodder, introduced into Scotland from the Falkland Islands. (b) A tufted grass ({Aira c[91]spitosa}). (c) Any kind of sedge ({Carex}) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy place. {Tussock moth} (Zo[94]l.), the imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to {Orgyia}, {Halecidota}, and allied genera. | |
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Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. [?] to see, [?] I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage}, {Visit}.] 1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight. Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond. 2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve. 3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak. 4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah. The baseless fabric of this vision. --Shak. No dreams, but visions strange. --Sir P. Sidney. 5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy. --Locke. {Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes visible. {Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in heaven. {Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow}); also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from their original direction. {Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}. {Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina. {Reflected vision}, [or] {Refracted vision}, vision by rays reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms, respectively. {Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}. | |
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Arch brick \Arch" brick`\ A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch. | |
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Archbishop \Arch`bish"op\, n. [AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L. archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. 'archiepi`skopos. See {Bishop}.] A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese. | |
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Archbishopric \Arch`bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. arcebiscopr[c6]ce. See {-ric}.] The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority. | |
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Archbutler \Arch`but"ler\, n. [Pref. arch- + butler.] A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire. | |
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Archibald wheel \Ar"chi*bald wheel\ A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp. adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars. | |
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Roughleg \Rough"leg`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus {Archibuteo}, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also {rough-legged hawk}, and {rough-legged buzzard}. Note: The best known species is {Archibuteo lagopus} of Northern Europe, with its darker American variety ({Sancti-johannis}). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg ({Archibuteo ferrugineus}) inhabits Western North America. | |
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Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows. Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in color, the southern variety being frequently black, while the northern and western varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S. fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}. 2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder. {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog. {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See {Gopher}, 2. {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the Vocabulary. {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}. {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers. {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba}, a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring. {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern United States. (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}). (c) The redmouth, or grunt. (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}). {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even producing death. {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}. {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species {Archibuteo ferrugineus}. {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See {Teetee}. (b) A marmoset. {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying phalanger} under {Flying}. {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel. {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum}) found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset with long awns. | |
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Roughleg \Rough"leg`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus {Archibuteo}, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also {rough-legged hawk}, and {rough-legged buzzard}. Note: The best known species is {Archibuteo lagopus} of Northern Europe, with its darker American variety ({Sancti-johannis}). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg ({Archibuteo ferrugineus}) inhabits Western North America. | |
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Hawk \Hawk\, n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. h[94]k, Dan. h[94]g, prob. from the root of E. heave.] (Zo[94]l.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family {Falconid[91]}. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed hawk ({Buteo borealis}); the red-shouldered ({B. lineatus}); the broad-winged ({B. Pennsylvanicus}); the rough-legged ({Archibuteo lagopus}); the sharp-shinned {Accipiter fuscus}). See {Fishhawk}, {Goshawk}, {Marsh hawk}, under {Marsh}, {Night hawk}, under {Night}. {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard. {Eagle hawk}. See under {Eagle}. {Hawk eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic bird of the genus {Spiz[91]tus}, or {Limn[91]tus}, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species. {Hawk fly} (Zo[94]l.), a voracious fly of the family {Asilid[91]}. See {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}. {Hawk moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hawk moth}, in the Vocabulary. {Hawk owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A northern owl ({Surnia ulula}) of Europe and America. It flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks. (b) An owl of India ({Ninox scutellatus}). {Hawk's bill} (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock. | |
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Archiepiscopacy \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy\, n. [Pref. archi- + episcopacy.] 1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. 2. The state or dignity of an archbishop. | |
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Archiepiscopal \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal\, a. [Pref. archi- + episcopal.] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see. | |
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Archiepiscopality \Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty\, n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. --Fuller. | |
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Archiepiscopate \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pate\, n. [Pref. archi- + episcopate.] The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric. | |
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Archipelagic \Ar`chi*pe*lag"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to an archipelago. | |
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Archipelago \Ar`chi*pel"a*go\, n.; pl. {-goes} or {-gos}. [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref [?] + [?] sea, perh. akin to [?] blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See {Plague}.] 1. The Grecian Archipelago, or [92]gean 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. | |
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Archival \Ar"chi*val\, a. Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. --Tooke. | |
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Archive \Ar"chive\, n.; pl. {Archives}. [F. archives, pl., L. archivum, archium, fr. Gr. [?] government house, [?] [?] archives, fr. [?] the first place, government. See {Archi-}, pref.] 1. pl. 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. pl. 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. | |
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Archive \Ar"chive\, n.; pl. {Archives}. [F. archives, pl., L. archivum, archium, fr. Gr. [?] government house, [?] [?] archives, fr. [?] the first place, government. See {Archi-}, pref.] 1. pl. 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. pl. 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. | |
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Archivist \Ar"chi*vist\, n. [F. archiviste.] A keeper of archives or records. [R.] | |
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Archivolt \Ar"chi*volt\, n. [F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto; pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. See {Vault}.] (Arch.) (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. | |
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Archoplasm \Ar"cho*plasm\, n. [See {Archon}; {Plasma}.] (Biol.) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist. | |
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Archprelate \Arch`prel"ate\, n. [Pref. arch- + prelate.] An archbishop or other chief prelate. | |
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Archpresbyter \Arch`pres"by*ter\, n. Same as {Archpriest}. | |
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Archpresbytery \Arch`pres"by*ter*y\, n. [Pref. arch- + presbytery.] The absolute dominion of presbytery. --Milton. | |
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Archpriest \Arch`priest"\, n. A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean. | |
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Archprimate \Arch`pri"mate\, n. [Pref. arch- + primate.] The chief primate. --Milton. | |
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Archwife \Arch`wife"\, n. [Pref. arch- + wife.] A big, masculine wife. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arciform \Ar"ci*form\, a. [L. arcus bow + -form.] Having the form of an arch; curved. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arcubalist \Ar"cu*ba*list\, n. [See {Arbalist}.] A crossbow. --Fosbroke. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arcubalister \Ar`cu*bal"ist*er\, n. [L. arcuballistarius. Cf. {Arbalister}.] A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist. --Camden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arcubus \Ar"cu*bus\, n. See {Arquebus}. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Argive \Ar"give\, a. [L. Argivus, fr. Argos, Argi.] Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece. -- n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arguable \Ar"gu*a*ble\, a. Capable of being argued; admitting of debate. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Argufy \Ar"gu*fy\, v. t. & i. [Argue + -fy.] 1. To argue pertinaciously. [Colloq.] --Halliwell. 2. To signify. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Catfish \Cat"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat ({Gronias nigrilabrus}); the mud cat ({Pilodictic oilwaris}), the stone cat ({Noturus flavus}); the sea cat ({Arius felis}), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the {wolf fish}. See {Bullhrad}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ark \Ark\, n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. [?] to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arquebus \Ar"que*bus\, Arquebuse \Ar"que*buse\ (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenb[81]chse a gun with a hook. See {Hagbut}.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also {harquebus}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arquebusade \Ar`que*bus*ade"\, n. [F. arquebusade shot of an arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.] 1. The shot of an arquebus. --Ash. 2. A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds. --Parr. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arquebus \Ar"que*bus\, Arquebuse \Ar"que*buse\ (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenb[81]chse a gun with a hook. See {Hagbut}.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also {harquebus}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arquebusier \Ar`que*bus*ier\, n. [F. arquebusier.] A soldier armed with an arquebus. Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. --E. Lodge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arquifoux \Ar"qui*foux\, n. Same as {Alquifou}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arris \Ar"ris\, n. [OF. areste, F. ar[88]te, fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. --P. Cyc. {Arris fillet}, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain. --Gwilt. {Arris gutter}, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building. --Gwilt. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fillet \Fil"let\, n. [OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread, fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See {Fille} a row.] 1. A little band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head. A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. --Pope. 2. (Cooking) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied. Note: A fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom; also called tenderloin. A fillet of veal or mutton is the fleshy part of the thigh. A fillet of fish is a slice of flat fish without bone. [bd]Fillet of a fenny snake.[b8] --Shak. 3. A thin strip or ribbon; esp.: (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched. (b) A strip of card clothing. (c) A thin projecting band or strip. 4. (Mach.) A concave filling in of a re[89]ntrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner. 5. (Arch.) A narrow flat member; especially, a flat molding separating other moldings; a reglet; also, the space between two flutings in a shaft. See Illust. of {Base}, and {Column}. 6. (Her.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. 7. (Mech.) The thread of a screw. 8. A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt. 9. The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun. 10. Any scantling smaller than a batten. 11. (Anat.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain. 12. (Man.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests. {Arris fillet}. See under {Arris}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aruspice \A*rus"pice\, n. [L. aruspex: cf. F. aruspice. Cf. {Aruspex}, {Haruspice}.] A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as {Aruspex}. [Written also {haruspice}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Aruspex \[d8]A*rus"pex\, n.; pl. {Aruspices}. [L. aruspex or haruspex.] One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aruspicy \A*rus"pi*cy\, n. [L. aruspicium, haruspicium.] Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Auriscope \Au"ri*scope\ (-sk[omac]p), n. [L. auris + -scope.] (Med.) An instrument for examining the condition of the ear. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Auriscopy \Au*ris"co*py\ ([add]*r[icr]s"k[osl]*p[ycr]), n. Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aurocephalous \Au`ro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Aurum + cephalous.] (Zo[94]l.) Having a gold-colored head. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Archbald, PA (borough, FIPS 2832) Location: 41.50718 N, 75.54222 W Population (1990): 6291 (2458 housing units) Area: 43.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Archbold, OH (village, FIPS 2344) Location: 41.51548 N, 84.30436 W Population (1990): 3440 (1343 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43502 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arecibo zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 3368) Location: 18.45672 N, 66.73590 W Population (1990): 49545 (17350 housing units) Area: 39.8 sq km (land), 6.9 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arispe, IA (city, FIPS 2800) Location: 40.94902 N, 94.21874 W Population (1990): 92 (44 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arkport, NY (village, FIPS 2583) Location: 42.39194 N, 77.69649 W Population (1990): 770 (350 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14807 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arkville, NY Zip code(s): 12406 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ArchBSD {Archimedes}. (1994-11-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
archive 1. more separate files plus information to allow them to be extracted (separated) by a suitable program. Archives are usually created for software distribution or {backup}. {tar} is a common format for {Unix} archives, and {arc} or {PKZIP} for {MS-DOS} and {Microsoft Windows}. 2. media (usually {magnetic tape}) to free the {hard disk} space they occupied. This is now normally done for long-term storage but in the 1960s, when disk was much more expensive, files were often shuffled regularly between disk and tape. 3. (1996-12-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
archive site {host} where program source, documents, {e-mail} or {news} messages are stored for public access via {anonymous FTP}, {Gopher}, {World-Wide Web} or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites for e.g. a {Usenet} {newsgroup} though one may be recognised as the main one. FTP servers were common on the Internet for many years before the {World-Wide Web} (WWW) was invented and are still used in preference to web servers for serving large files such as software distributions. This is because FTP is more efficient than {HTTP}, the protocol of the WWW. Many sites therefore run both HTTP and FTP servers. [Is FTP more efficient? How much more?] Some well-known archive sites include {Imperial College, UK (ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/)}, {UUNET, USA (ftp://ftp.uu.net/)}. See also {archie}, {GNU archive site}, {mirror}. (1998-07-02) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Archevite one of the nations planted by the Assyrians in Samaria (Ezra 4:9); the men of Erech. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Archippus master of the horse, a "fellow-soldier" of Paul's (Philemon 1:2), whom he exhorts to renewed activity (Col. 4:17). He was a member of Philemon's family, probably his son. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Argob stony heap, an "island," as it has been called, of rock about 30 miles by 20, rising 20 or 30 feet above the table-land of Bashan; a region of crags and chasms wild and rugged in the extreme. On this "island" stood sixty walled cities, ruled over by Og. It is called Trachonitis ("the rugged region") in the New Testament (Luke 3:1). These cities were conquered by the Israelites (Deut. 3:4; 1 Kings 4:13). It is now called the Lejah. Here "sixty walled cities are still traceable in a space of 308 square miles. The architecture is ponderous and massive. Solid walls 4 feet thick, and stones on one another without cement; the roofs enormous slabs of basaltic rock, like iron; the doors and gates are of stone 18 inches thick, secured by ponderous bars. The land bears still the appearance of having been called the 'land of giants' under the giant Og." "I have more than once entered a deserted city in the evening, taken possession of a comfortable house, and spent the night in peace. Many of the houses in the ancient cities of Bashan are perfect, as if only finished yesterday. The walls are sound, the roofs unbroken, and even the window-shutters in their places. These ancient cities of Bashan probably contain the very oldest specimens of domestic architecture in the world" (Porter's Giant Cities). (See {BASHAN}.) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Archippus, a master of horses | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Argob, a turf, or fat land |