Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ARC

'ARC, noun [Latin arcus, a bow, vault or arch; arcuo, to bend; Gr. beginning, origin; to begin, to be the author or chief. The Greek word has a different application, but is pro...

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ARCADE

ARCA'DE, noun A long or continued arch; a walk arched above.

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ARCADIAN

ARCA'DIAN,ARCA'DIC, adjective Pertaining to Arcadia, a mountainous district in the heart of the Peloponnesus.

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ARCADIC

ARCA'DIC, a. Pertaining to Arcadia, a mountainous district in the heart of the Peloponnesus.

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ARCADICS

ARCA'DICS, noun The title of a book in Pausanias, which treats of Arcadia.

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ARCANE

ARCA'NE, adjective [Latin arcanus.] Hidden, secret. [Not much used.]

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ARCANUM

ARCA'NUM, noun [Latin] A secret; generally used in the plural, arcana, secret things, mysteries.

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ARCBOUTANT

ARCBOUTANT, noun [See About, Abutment.] In building, an arched buttress.

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ARCH

'ARCH, noun [See Arc.]1. A segment or part of a circle. A concave or hollow structure of stone or brick, supported by its own curve. It may be constructed of wood, and supported...

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ARCHAISM

'ARCHAISM, noun [Gr. ancient, from beginning.]An ancient or obsolete phrase or expression.

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ARCHANGEL

ARCHAN'GEL, noun1. An angel of the highest order; an angel occupying the eighth rank in the celestiai hierarchy.2. The name of several plants, as the dead-nettle, or lamium; a s...

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ARCHANGELIC

ARCHANGEL'IC, adjective Belonging to archangels.

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ARCHAPOSTATE

ARCHAPOS'TATE, noun A chief apostate.

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ARCHAPOSTLE

ARCHAPOS'TLE, noun The chief apostle.

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ARCHARCHITECT

ARCH'ARCHITECT, noun The supreme architect.

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ARCHBEACON

ARCHBE'ACON, noun The chief beacon, place of prospect or signal.

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ARCHBILDER

ARCHBILD'ER, noun Chief builder.

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ARCHBISHOP

ARCHBISH'OP, noun A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class; a metropolitan bishop, who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops, in his province, and also ...

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ARCHBISHOPRIC

ARCHBISH'OPRIC, noun [Archbishop and ric, or rick, territory or jurisdiction.]The jurisdiction or place of an archbishop; the province over which an archbishop exercises authority.

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ARCHBOTCHER

ARCHBOTCH'ER, noun The chief botcher, or mender, ironically.

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ARCHBUILDER

ARCHBUILD'ER,ARCHBUT'LER, noun A chief butler; an officer of the German empire, who presents the cup to the emperor, on solemn occasions. This office belongs to the king of Bohe...

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ARCHBUTLER

ARCHBUT'LER, n. A chief butler; an officer of the German empire, who presents the cup to the emperor, on solemn occasions. This office belongs to the king of Bohemia.

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ARCHCHAMBERLAIN

ARCHCHAMBERLAIN, noun A chief chamberlain; an officer of the German empire, whose office is similar to that of the great chamberlain in England. This office belongs to the elect...

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ARCHCHANCELLOR

ARCHCH'ANCELLOR, noun A chief chancellor; an officer in the German empire, who presides over the secretaries of the court. Under the first races of French kings, when Germany an...

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ARCHCHANTER

ARCHCH'ANTER, noun The chief chanter, or president of the chanters of a church.

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ARCHCHIMIC

ARCHCHIM'IC, adjective Of supreme chimical powers.

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ARCHCONSPIRATOR

ARCHCONSPIR'ATOR, noun Principal conspirator.