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aerides
n 1: any orchid of the genus Aerides

English Dictionary: articulated lorry	by the DICT Development Group
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Aertex n a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear
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air attache n a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force
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air attack n an attack by armed planes on a surface target [syn: {air raid}, air attack]
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air duct n a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) [syn: {air passage}, air duct, airway]
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air-raid shelter n a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids Synonym(s): bomb shelter, air-raid shelter, bombproof
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air-tight adj having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument" Synonym(s): airtight, air-tight not allowing air or gas to pass in or out Synonym(s): airtight, air-tight, gas-tight
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air-to-ground adj operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles" Synonym(s): air-to-surface, air-to-ground Antonym(s): air-to-air, surface-to-air
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air-to-ground missile n a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground Synonym(s): air-to-ground missile, air- to-surface missile
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air-to-surface adj operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles" Synonym(s): air-to-surface, air-to-ground Antonym(s): air-to-air, surface-to-air
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air-to-surface missile n a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground Synonym(s): air-to-ground missile, air- to-surface missile
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airdock n a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained Synonym(s): airdock, hangar, repair shed
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airtight adj having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument" Synonym(s): airtight, air-tight not allowing air or gas to pass in or out Synonym(s): airtight, air-tight, gas-tight
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aortic adj of or relating to the aorta Synonym(s): aortal, aortic
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aortic aneurysm n an aneurysm of the aorta
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aortic arch n the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
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aortic orifice n the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta
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aortic plexus n a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta
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aortic stenosis n abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
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aortic valve n a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart
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Ardea occidentalis n large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys [syn: great white heron, Ardea occidentalis]
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Ardisia n tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas Synonym(s): Ardisia, genus Ardisia
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Ardisia crenata n shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn: coralberry, spiceberry, Ardisia crenata]
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Ardisia escallonoides n tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries Synonym(s): marlberry, Ardisia escallonoides, Ardisia paniculata
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Ardisia paniculata n tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries Synonym(s): marlberry, Ardisia escallonoides, Ardisia paniculata
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ARDS n acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. Synonym(s): adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, wet lung, white lung
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arduous adj characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" Synonym(s): arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt Synonym(s): arduous, straining, strenuous difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
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arduously adv in an arduous manner; "they worked arduously"
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arduousness n extreme effortfulness Synonym(s): arduousness, strenuousness
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arethusa n any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
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Arethusa bulbosa n a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada Synonym(s): bog rose, wild pink, dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa
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art class n a class in which you learn to draw or paint
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art collection n a collection of art works
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art critic n a critic of paintings
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art deco n a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production Synonym(s): deco, art deco
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art exhibition n an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)
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art gallery n a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited Synonym(s): gallery, art gallery, picture gallery
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art historian n a historian of art
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art history n the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture
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art school n a school specializing in art
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art student n someone studying to be an artist
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art teacher n someone who teaches art
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Artaxerxes n king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC) Synonym(s): Artaxerxes II, Artaxerxes king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC) Synonym(s): Artaxerxes I, Artaxerxes
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Artaxerxes I n king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC) Synonym(s): Artaxerxes I, Artaxerxes
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Artaxerxes II n king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC) Synonym(s): Artaxerxes II, Artaxerxes
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artesian adj (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure" Antonym(s): subartesian
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artesian well n a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
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artichoke n Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head Synonym(s): artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart Synonym(s): artichoke, globe artichoke
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artichoke heart n the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
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artichoke plant n Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head Synonym(s): artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus
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article n nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing" a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) Synonym(s): article, clause (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase v bind by a contract; especially for a training period
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article of clothing n a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment]
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article of commerce n an article that is offered for sale
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article of faith n (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided Synonym(s): article of faith, credendum an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence Synonym(s): conviction, strong belief, article of faith
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article of furniture n furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" Synonym(s): furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
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articled adj bound by contract [syn: apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured]
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articles of agreement n a contract between crew and captain of a ship [syn: articles of agreement, shipping articles]
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Articles of Confederation n a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
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articles of incorporation n a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state
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articular adj relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease" Synonym(s): articular, articulary
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articular muscle n a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint
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articulary adj relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease" Synonym(s): articular, articulary
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articulate adj expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" Antonym(s): inarticulate, unarticulate consisting of segments held together by joints Synonym(s): articulated, articulate Antonym(s): unarticulated v provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" Synonym(s): joint, articulate put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" Synonym(s): give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" Synonym(s): pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" express or state clearly Synonym(s): articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise
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articulated adj consisting of segments held together by joints [syn: articulated, articulate] Antonym(s): unarticulated
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articulated ladder n a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place
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articulated lorry n a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, semi]
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articulately adv with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" [syn: eloquently, articulately] Antonym(s): inarticulately, ineloquently in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his plan" Synonym(s): articulately, eloquently Antonym(s): inarticulately
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articulateness n the quality of being facile in speech and writing [syn: fluency, volubility, articulateness]
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articulatio n (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) Synonym(s): joint, articulation, articulatio
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articulatio coxae n the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum Synonym(s): hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae
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articulatio cubiti n hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped Synonym(s): elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti
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articulatio genus n hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella Synonym(s): knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu
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articulatio humeri n a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula Synonym(s): shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri
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articulatio plana n a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions Synonym(s): gliding joint, articulatio plana
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articulatio radiocarpea n a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones Synonym(s): wrist, carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea
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articulatio spheroidea n a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone Synonym(s): ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
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articulatio synovialis n a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {synovial joint}, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis]
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articulatio talocruralis n a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus Synonym(s): ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis
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articulatio temporomandibularis n the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone Synonym(s): mandibular joint, temporomandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis
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articulatio trochoidea n a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" Synonym(s): pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint, articulatio trochoidea
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articulation n the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made Synonym(s): articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings" Synonym(s): articulation, voice (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) Synonym(s): joint, articulation, articulatio the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
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articulative adj of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics" Synonym(s): articulatory, articulative
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articulator n someone who pronounces words a movable speech organ
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articulatory adj of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics" Synonym(s): articulatory, articulative
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articulatory system n the system of joints in the body
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Artie Shaw n United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004) Synonym(s): Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
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artisan n a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft Synonym(s): craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer
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artisan's lien n lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for
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artist n a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination Synonym(s): artist, creative person
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artist's loft n a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area
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artist's model n a person who poses for a painter or sculptor [syn: artist's model, sitter]
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artist's workroom n a studio especially for an artist or designer [syn: artist's workroom, atelier]
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artiste n a public performer (a dancer or singer)
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artistic adj relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background" satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship" aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" Synonym(s): aesthetic, esthetic, artistic
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artistic creation n the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" Synonym(s): art, artistic creation, artistic production
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artistic movement n a group of artists who agree on general principles [syn: artistic movement, art movement]
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artistic production n the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" Synonym(s): art, artistic creation, artistic production
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artistic style n the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" Synonym(s): artistic style, idiom
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artistically adv in an artistic manner; "it was artistically decorated"
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artistry n a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" Synonym(s): art, artistry, prowess
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Artocarpus n evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit Synonym(s): Artocarpus, genus Artocarpus
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Artocarpus altilis n native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Synonym(s): breadfruit, breadfruit tree, Artocarpus communis, Artocarpus altilis
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Artocarpus communis n native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Synonym(s): breadfruit, breadfruit tree, Artocarpus communis, Artocarpus altilis
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Artocarpus heterophyllus n East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds Synonym(s): jackfruit, jackfruit tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus
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Artocarpus odoratissima n Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit Synonym(s): marang, marang tree, Artocarpus odoratissima
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Artois n a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
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arts n studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" Synonym(s): humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
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arts and crafts n the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production"
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ArtsD n an honorary arts degree Synonym(s): Doctor of Arts, ArtsD
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artsy-craftsy adj pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming [syn: {artsy- craftsy}, arty-crafty]
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arty-crafty adj pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming [syn: {artsy- craftsy}, arty-crafty]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Case \Case\, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] By aventure, or sort, or cas. --Chaucer. 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes. In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge. --Deut. xxiv. 13. If the case of the man be so with his wife. --Matt. xix. 10. And when a lady's in the case You know all other things give place. --Gay. You think this madness but a common case. --Pope. I am in case to justle a constable, --Shak. 3. (Med. & Surg.) A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury. A proper remedy in hypochondriacal cases. --Arbuthnot. 4. (Law) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause. Let us consider the reason of the case, for nothing is law that is not reason. --Sir John Powell. Not one case in the reports of our courts. --Steele. 5. (Gram.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word. Case is properly a falling off from the nominative or first state of word; the name for which, however, is now, by extension of its signification, applied also to the nominative. --J. W. Gibbs. Note: Cases other than the nominative are oblique cases. Case endings are terminations by which certain cases are distinguished. In old English, as in Latin, nouns had several cases distinguished by case endings, but in modern English only that of the possessive case is retained. {Action on the case} (Law), according to the old classification (now obsolete), was an action for redress of wrongs or injuries to person or property not specially provided against by law, in which the whole cause of complaint was set out in the writ; -- called also {trespass on the case}, or simply {case}. {All a case}, a matter of indifference. [Obs.] [bd]It is all a case to me.[b8] --L'Estrange. {Case at bar}. See under {Bar}, n. {Case divinity}, casuistry. {Case lawyer}, one versed in the reports of cases rather than in the science of the law. {Case} {stated [or] agreed on} (Law), a statement in writing of facts agreed on and submitted to the court for a decision of the legal points arising on them. {A hard case}, an abandoned or incorrigible person. [Colloq.] {In any case}, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow. {In case}, or {In case that}, if; supposing that; in the event or contingency; if it should happen that. [bd]In case we are surprised, keep by me.[b8] --W. Irving. {In good case}, in good condition, health, or state of body. {To put a case}, to suppose a hypothetical or illustrative case. Syn: Situation, condition, state; circumstances; plight; predicament; occurrence; contingency; accident; event; conjuncture; cause; action; suit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. Note: The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2. {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box}, {Land}, etc. {Painted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Painted turtle}, under {Painted}. {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Trionyx}. {Spotted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) A small American fresh-water tortoise ({Chelopus, [or] Nanemys, quttatus}) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. {Tortoise beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larv[91] feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under {Elephant}. {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus {Aglais}, as {A. Milberti}, and {A. urtic[91]}, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See {Hawkbill}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8A89rotaxis \[d8]A"[89]rotax`is\, n. [NL. See {A[89]ro-}; {Taxis}.] (Bacteriology) The positive or negative stimulus exerted by oxygen on a[89]robic and ana[89]robic bacteria. -- {A`[89]rotac"tic}, a.
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Air-tight \Air"-tight`\, a. So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
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Air-tight \Air"-tight`\, n. A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Aortic \A*or"tic\, a. Of or pertaining to the aorta.
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Snowy \Snow"y\, a. 1. White like snow. [bd]So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.[b8] --Shak. 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. [bd]The snowy top of cold Olympus.[b8] --Milton. 3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall (1646). {Snowy heron} (Zo[94]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}. {Snowy lemming} (Zo[94]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus torquatus}), which turns white in winter. {Snowy owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also {white owl}. {Snowy plover} (Zo[94]l.), a small plover ({[92]gialitis nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of the head white.
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Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.] 1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. Wings . . . of many a colored plume. --Milton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An ornamental tuft of feathers. 3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers. His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden. 4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward. [bd]Ambitious to win from me some plume.[b8] --Milton. 5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. {Plume bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of Florida ({Ardea candidissima}). {Plume grass}. (Bot) (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in swamps in the Southern United States. (b) The still finer {E. Ravenn[91]} from the Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus. {Plume moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[91]}. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the grapevine. {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
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Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF. hairon, F. h[82]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan. heire, Sw. h[84]ger, and also G. h[84]her jay, jackdaw, OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G. reiher, AS. hr[amac]gra. Cf. {Aigret}, {Egret}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any wading bird of the genus {Ardea} and allied genera, of the family {Ardeid[91]}. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron ({Ardea cinerea}) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons. Note: There are several common American species; as, the great blue heron ({Ardea herodias}); the little blue ({A. c[d2]rulea}); the green ({A. virescens}); the snowy ({A. candidissima}); the night heron or qua-bird ({Nycticorax nycticorax}). The plumed herons are called {egrets}. {Heron's bill} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erodium}; -- so called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the head and beak of the heron.
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Squacco \Squac"co\, n.; pl. {Squaccos}. (Zo[94]l.) A heron ({Ardea comata}) found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe.
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Ardois system \Ar`dois" sys"tem\ (Naut.) A widely used system of electric night signals in which a series of double electric lamps (white and red) is arranged vertically on a mast, and operated from a keyboard below.
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Arduous \Ar"du*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. arduus steep, high; akin to Ir. ard high, height.] 1. Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb. Those arduous paths they trod. --Pope. 2. Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise. Syn: Difficult; trying; laborious; painful; exhausting. Usage: {Arduous}, {Hard}, {Difficult}. Hard is simpler, blunter, and more general in sense than difficult; as, a hard duty to perform, hard work, a hard task, one which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to do. Difficult commonly implies more skill and sagacity than hard, as when there is disproportion between the means and the end. A work may be hard but not difficult. We call a thing arduous when it requires strenuous and persevering exertion, like that of one who is climbing a precipice; as, an arduous task, an arduous duty. [bd]It is often difficult to control our feelings; it is still harder to subdue our will; but it is an arduous undertaking to control the unruly and contending will of others.[b8]
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Arduously \Ar"duously\, adv. In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.
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Arduousness \Ar"duousness\, n. The quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.
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Aretaics \Ar`e*ta"ics\, n. [Gr. [?] virtue.] The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics. --J. Grote.
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Aroid \A"roid\, Aroideous \Aroid"eous\, a. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants.
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Artesian \Ar*te"sian\, a. [F. art[82]sien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.] Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France. {Artesian wells}, wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.
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Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain. [?][?][?][?]. See {Well}, v. i.] 1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton. 2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth from caving in. The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. --John iv. 11. 3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine. 4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. [bd]This well of mercy.[b8] --Chaucer. Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser. A well of serious thought and pure. --Keble. 5. (Naut.) (a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection. (b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market. (c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of water. (d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; -- often called the cockpit. 6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries. 7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole. 8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls. {Artesian well}, {Driven well}. See under {Artesian}, and {Driven}. {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}, 5 (a), above. {Well boring}, the art or process of boring an artesian well. {Well drain}. (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land. (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit. {Well room}. (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially, one built over a mineral spring. (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with a scoop. {Well sinker}, one who sinks or digs wells. {Well sinking}, the art or process of sinking or digging wells. {Well staircase} (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see {Wellhole} (b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole of the space left for it in the floor. {Well sweep}. Same as {Sweep}, n., 12. {Well water}, the water that flows into a well from subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.
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Artesian \Ar*te"sian\, a. [F. art[82]sien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.] Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France. {Artesian wells}, wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.
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Artichoke \Ar"ti*choke\, n. [It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco, archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra; prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf, al-kharsh[umac]f.] (Bot.) 1. The {Cynara scolymus}, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food. 2. See {Jerusalem artichoke}.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. [?], fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art}, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement. 2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.] A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. --Addison. This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe. 4. A distinct part. [bd]Upon each article of human duty.[b8] --Paley. [bd]Each article of time.[b8] --Habington. The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin. 5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. --Landor. 6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic] This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. --Evelyn. 7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. 8. (Zo[94]l.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage. {Articles of Confederation}, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. {Articles of impeachment}, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. {Articles of war}, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. {In the article of death} [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. {Lords of the articles} (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. {The Thirty-nine Articles}, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Articled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Articling}.] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See {Article}, n., {Articulate}.] 1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars. If all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles. He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty. --Stat. 33 Geo. III. 3. To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. i. To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant. [R.] Then he articled with her that he should go away when he pleased. --Selden.
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Articled \Ar"ti*cled\, a. Bound by articles; apprenticed; as, an articled clerk.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Articled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Articling}.] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See {Article}, n., {Articulate}.] 1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars. If all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles. He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty. --Stat. 33 Geo. III. 3. To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.
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Chapiter \Chap"i*ter\, n. [OF. chapitel, F. chapiteau, from L. capitellum, dim. of caput head. Cf. {Capital}, {Chapter}.] 1. (Arch.) A capital [Obs.] See {Chapital}. --Ex. xxxvi. 38. 2. (Old Eng. Law) A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; -- also called {articles}. --Jacob.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. [?], fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art}, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement. 2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.] A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. --Addison. This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe. 4. A distinct part. [bd]Upon each article of human duty.[b8] --Paley. [bd]Each article of time.[b8] --Habington. The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin. 5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. --Landor. 6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic] This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. --Evelyn. 7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. 8. (Zo[94]l.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage. {Articles of Confederation}, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. {Articles of impeachment}, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. {Articles of war}, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. {In the article of death} [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. {Lords of the articles} (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. {The Thirty-nine Articles}, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
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Confederation \Confed`era"tion\, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. conf[82]d[82]ration.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. --Bacon. This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. --Palfrey. 2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy. {Articles of confederation}. See under {Article}.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. [?], fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art}, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement. 2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.] A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. --Addison. This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe. 4. A distinct part. [bd]Upon each article of human duty.[b8] --Paley. [bd]Each article of time.[b8] --Habington. The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin. 5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. --Landor. 6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic] This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. --Evelyn. 7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. 8. (Zo[94]l.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage. {Articles of Confederation}, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. {Articles of impeachment}, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. {Articles of war}, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. {In the article of death} [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. {Lords of the articles} (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. {The Thirty-nine Articles}, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
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Confederation \Confed`era"tion\, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. conf[82]d[82]ration.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. --Bacon. This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. --Palfrey. 2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy. {Articles of confederation}. See under {Article}.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. [?], fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art}, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement. 2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.] A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. --Addison. This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe. 4. A distinct part. [bd]Upon each article of human duty.[b8] --Paley. [bd]Each article of time.[b8] --Habington. The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin. 5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. --Landor. 6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic] This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. --Evelyn. 7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. 8. (Zo[94]l.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage. {Articles of Confederation}, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. {Articles of impeachment}, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. {Articles of war}, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. {In the article of death} [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. {Lords of the articles} (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. {The Thirty-nine Articles}, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
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Impeachment \Im*peach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. emp[88]chement.] The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as: (a) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment. --Shak. (b) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration. The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been fatal to their state. --Swift. (c) A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives. --Shak. Note: In England, it is the privilege or right of the House of Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try and determine impeachments. In the United States, it is the right of the House of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to try and determine impeachments. {Articles of impeachment}. See under {Article}. {Impeachment of waste} (Law), restraint from, or accountability for, injury; also, a suit for damages for injury. --Abbott.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. [?], fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art}, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement. 2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.] A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. --Addison. This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe. 4. A distinct part. [bd]Upon each article of human duty.[b8] --Paley. [bd]Each article of time.[b8] --Habington. The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin. 5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. --Landor. 6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic] This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. --Evelyn. 7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. 8. (Zo[94]l.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage. {Articles of Confederation}, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. {Articles of impeachment}, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. {Articles of war}, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. {In the article of death} [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. {Lords of the articles} (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. {The Thirty-nine Articles}, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
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Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Articled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Articling}.] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See {Article}, n., {Articulate}.] 1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars. If all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles. He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty. --Stat. 33 Geo. III. 3. To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.
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Articular \Artic"ular\, a. [L. articularis: cf. F. articulaire. See {Article}, n.] Of or pertaining to the joints; as, an articular disease; an articular process.
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Articular \Artic"ular\, Articulary \Artic"ula*ry\, n. (Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
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Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under {Duplication}. {Articular cartilage}, cartilage that lines the joints. {Cartilage bone} (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage. {Costal cartilage}, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of {Thorax}.
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Articularly \Artic"ularly\ ([aum]rt[icr]k"[usl]l[etil]rl[ycr]), adv. In an articular or an articulate manner.
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Articular \Artic"ular\, Articulary \Artic"ula*ry\, n. (Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
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Articulate \Artic"ulate\, v. t. 1. To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints. 2. To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify. [Obs.] 3. To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language. [bd]To articulate a word.[b8] --Ray. 4. To express distinctly; to give utterance to. Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church. --Bibliotheca Sacra. To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people. --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulate \Artic"ulate\, a. [L. articulatus. See {Articulata}.] 1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. [Archaic] --Bacon. 2. Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants. 3. Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words. Total changes of party and articulate opinion. --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulate \Artic"ulate\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulate \Artic"ulate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Articulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Articulating}]. 1. To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly. 2. To treat or make terms. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To join or be connected by articulation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulated \Artic"ula`ted\, a. 1. United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as, an articulated skeleton. 2. Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of speech; pronounced.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulate \Artic"ulate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Articulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Articulating}]. 1. To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly. 2. To treat or make terms. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To join or be connected by articulation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulately \Artic"ulate*ly\, adv. 1. After the manner, or in the form, of a joint. 2. Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely. --Paley. I had articulately set down in writing our points. --Fuller. 3. With distinct utterance of the separate sounds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulateness \Artic"ulate*ness\, n. Quality of being articulate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulate \Artic"ulate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Articulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Articulating}]. 1. To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly. 2. To treat or make terms. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To join or be connected by articulation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulation \Artic`ula"tion\, n. [Cf. F. articulation, fr. L. articulatio.] 1. (Anat.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton. Note: Articulations may be immovable, when the bones are directly united (synarthrosis), or slightly movable, when they are united intervening substance (amphiarthrosis), or they may be more or less freely movable, when the articular surfaces are covered with synovial membranes, as in complete joints (diarthrosis). The last (diarthrosis) includes hinge joints, admitting motion in one plane only (ginglymus), ball and socket joints (enarthrosis), pivot and rotation joints, etc. 2. (Bot.) (a) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods. (b) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize. (c) One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc. --Lindley. 3. The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint. 4. The state of being jointed; connection of parts. [R.] That definiteness and articulation of imagery. --Coleridge. 5. The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation. 6. A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulative \Artic"ula*tive\, a. Of or pertaining to articulation. --Bush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Articulator \Artic"ula`tor\, n. One who, or that which, articulates; as: (a) One who enunciates distinctly. (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons. (c) An instrument to cure stammering.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Articulus \[d8]Artic"ulus\n.; pl. {Articuli}. [L. See {Article}.] (Zo[94]l.) A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artisan \Ar"ti*san\ (?; 277), n. [F. artisan, fr. L. artitus skilled in arts, fr. ars, artis, art: cf. It. artigiano. See {Art}, n.] 1. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist. [Obs.] 2. One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic. This is willingly submitted to by the artisan, who can . . . compensate his additional toil and fatigue. --Hume. Syn: Artificer; artist. Usage: {Artisan}, {Artist}, {Artificer}. An artist is one who is skilled in some one of the fine arts; an artisan is one who exercises any mechanical employment. A portrait painter is an artist; a sign painter is an artisan, although he may have the taste and skill of an artist. The occupation of the former requires a fine taste and delicate manipulation; that of the latter demands only an ordinary degree of contrivance and imitative power. An artificer is one who requires power of contrivance and adaptation in the exercise of his profession. The word suggest neither the idea of mechanical conformity to rule which attaches to the term artisan, nor the ideas of refinement and of peculiar skill which belong to the term artist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artist \Art"ist\, n. [F. artiste, LL. artista, fr. L. ars. See {Art}, n., and cf. {Artiste}.] 1. One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan. [Obs.] How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast, Instruct the articles and reward their. --Waller. 2. One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution. Note: The term is particularly applied to painters, sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects. --Elmes. 3. One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation. --Pope. 4. An artful person; a schemer. [Obs.] Syn: Artisan. See {Artisan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artistic \Artis"tic\, Artistical \Artis"tical\, a. [Cf. F. artistique, fr. artiste.] Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing taste or skill. -- {Artis"tically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artistic \Artis"tic\, Artistical \Artis"tical\, a. [Cf. F. artistique, fr. artiste.] Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing taste or skill. -- {Artis"tically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artistic \Artis"tic\, Artistical \Artis"tical\, a. [Cf. F. artistique, fr. artiste.] Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing taste or skill. -- {Artis"tically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artistry \Art"ist*ry\, n. 1. Works of art collectively. 2. Artistic effect or quality. --Southey. 3. Artistic pursuits; artistic ability. --The Academy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proof \Proof\, n. [OF. prove, proeve, F. preuve, fr. L. proba, fr. probare to prove. See {Prove}.] 1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in proof. --Spenser. You shall have many proofs to show your skill. --Ford. Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof. --Ure. 2. That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration. I'll have some proof. --Shak. It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases. --Emerson. Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf. {Demonstration}, 1. 3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies. 4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. 5. (Print.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also {proof sheet}. 6. (Math.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. {Prove}, v. t., 5. 7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. [Obs.] --Shak. {Artist's proof}, a very early proof impression of an engraving, or the like; -- often distinguished by the artist's signature. {Proof reader}, one who reads, and marks correction in, proofs. See def. 5, above. Syn: Testimony; evidence; reason; argument; trial; demonstration. See {Testimony}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artocarpeous \Ar`tocar"peous\, Artocarpous \Ar`to*car"pous\, a. [Gr. [?] bread + [?] fruit.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus {Artocarpus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artocarpeous \Ar`tocar"peous\, Artocarpous \Ar`to*car"pous\, a. [Gr. [?] bread + [?] fruit.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus {Artocarpus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breadfruit \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.) 1. The fruit of a tree ({Artocarpus incisa}) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name. 2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also {breadfruit tree} and {bread tree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jack \Jack\ (j[acr]k), n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.) A large tree, the {Artocarpus integrifolia}, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also {jak}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jackwood \Jack"wood`\, n. Wood of the jack ({Artocarpus integrifolia}), used in cabinetwork.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Design \De*sign"\, n. [Cf. dessein, dessin.] 1. A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan. 2. A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; -- often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot. The vast design and purpos[?] of the King. --Tennyson. The leaders of that assembly who withstood the designs of a besotted woman. --Hallam. A . . . settled design upon another man's life. --Locke. How little he could guess the secret designs of the court! --Macaulay. 3. Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design. 4. The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design. 5. (Mus.) The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole. {Arts of design}, those into which the designing of artistic forms and figures enters as a principal part, as architecture, painting, engraving, sculpture. {School of design}, one in which are taught the invention and delineation of artistic or decorative figures, patterns, and the like. Syn: Intention; purpose; scheme; project; plan; idea. Usage: {Design}, {Intention}, {Purpose}. Design has reference to something definitely aimed at. Intention points to the feelings or desires with which a thing is sought. Purpose has reference to a settled choice or determination for its attainment. [bd]I had no design to injure you,[b8] means it was no part of my aim or object. [bd]I had no intention to injure you,[b8] means, I had no wish or desire of that kind. [bd]My purpose was directly the reverse,[b8] makes the case still stronger. Is he a prudent man . . . that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to the remaining part of his life? --Tillotson. I wish others the same intention, and greater successes. --Sir W. Temple. It is the purpose that makes strong the vow. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Artsman \Arts"man\, n. A man skilled in an art or in arts. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ardoch, ND (city, FIPS 2860) Location: 48.20586 N, 97.34093 W Population (1990): 49 (29 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58213
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ardsley, NY (village, FIPS 2506) Location: 41.01460 N, 73.84124 W Population (1990): 4272 (1395 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10502
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Artas, SD (town, FIPS 2340) Location: 45.88774 N, 99.80597 W Population (1990): 28 (19 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57437
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Artesia, CA (city, FIPS 2896) Location: 33.86720 N, 118.07972 W Population (1990): 15464 (4534 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Artesia, MS (town, FIPS 2100) Location: 33.41705 N, 88.64289 W Population (1990): 484 (181 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Artesia, NM (city, FIPS 5220) Location: 32.84745 N, 104.42971 W Population (1990): 10610 (4510 housing units) Area: 21.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88210
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Artesian, SD (town, FIPS 2380) Location: 44.00853 N, 97.92301 W Population (1990): 217 (119 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Artisoft, Inc. A company, known for the {LANtastic} range of networking products. Originally providers of proprietary, {peer-to-peer} network hardware and software for small installations, Artisoft now also sells {Ethernet} and {Novell}-compatible hardware and software. {Home (http://www.artisoft.com/)}. Telephone: +1 (800) 809 1257. Address: Tucson, Arizona, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA. (1995-04-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Artistic license The {open source license} applicable to {Perl}. (1999-12-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ARTSPEAK An early simple language for {plotter} graphics. ["The Art of Programming, ARTSPEAK", Henry Mullish, Courant Inst (Nov 1974)]. (1995-02-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Aretas the father-in-law of Herod Antipas, and king of Arabia Petraea. His daughter returned to him on the occasion of her husband's entering into an adulterous alliance with Herodias, the wife of Herod-Philip, his half-brother (Luke 3:19, 20; Mark 6:17; Matt. 14:3). This led to a war between Aretas and Herod Antipas. Herod's army was wholly destroyed (A.D. 36). Aretas, taking advantage of the complications of the times on account of the death of the Emperor Tiberius (A.D. 37), took possession of Damascus (2 Cor. 11:32; comp. Acts 9:25). At this time Paul returned to Damascus from Arabia.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Artaxerxes the Greek form of the name of several Persian kings. (1.) The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:7). He was probably the Smerdis of profane history. (2.) The king mentioned in Ezra 7:1, in the seventh year (B.C. 458) of whose reign Ezra led a second colony of Jews back to Jerusalem, was probably Longimanus, who reigned for forty years (B.C. 464-425); the grandson of Darius, who, fourteen years later, permitted Nehemiah to return and rebuild Jerusalem.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Aretas, agreeable, virtuous
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Artaxerxes, the silence of light; fervent to spoil