Arraignment
Ar‐raign″ment (�), n. [Cf. OF. arraynement, aresnement.] 1. (Law) The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a cour...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Arraiment
Ar‐rai″ment, Ar‐ray″ment (�), n. [From Array, v. t.] Clothes; raiment.
Arrange
Ar‐range″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Arranged; p. pr. & vb. n.Arranging (�).] [OE. arayngen, OF. arengier, F. arranger, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. rengier, rangier, F. ranger. See Range, ...
Arrangement
Ar‐range″ment (�), n. [Cf. F. arrangement.] 1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form...
Arranger
Ar‐ran″ger (�), n. One who arranges. Burke.
Arrant
Ar″rant (�), a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed graduall...
Arrantly
Ar″rant‐ly, adv. Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully. L'Estrange.
Arras
Ar″ras (�), n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.] Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven fi...
Arras (2)
Ar″ras, v. t. To furnish with an arras. Chapman.
Arrasene
Ar′ras‐ene″ (�), n. [From Arras.] A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.
Arrastre
‖Ar‐ras″tre (�), n. A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing free gold.
Arraswise
Ar″ras‐wise′ (�), Ar″ras‐ways′, adv. [Prob. a corruption of arriswise. See Arris.] Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; — sa...
Arraught
Ar‐raught″ (�). [The past tense of an old v. areach or arreach. Cf. Reach, obs. pret. raught.] Obtained; seized. Spenser.
Array
Ar‐ray″ (�), n. [OE. arai, arrai, OF. arrai, arrei, arroi, order, arrangement, dress, F. arroi; a (L. ad) + OF. rai, rei, roi, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth. ra...
Array (2)
Ar‐ray″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Arrayed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Arraying.] [OE. araien, arraien, fr. OE. arraier, arreier, arreer, arroier, fr. arrai. See Array, n.] 1. To place or disp...
Arrayer
Ar‐ray″er, n. One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them duly accoutered.
Arrear
Ar‐rear″ (�), adv. [OE. arere, OF. arere, ariere, F. arrière, fr. L. ad + retro backward. See Rear.] To or in the rear; behind; backwards. Spenser.
Arrear (2)
Ar‐rear″, n. That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; — comm...
Arrearage
Ar‐rear″age (�), n. [F. arrérage, fr. arrière, OF. arere. See Arrear.] That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.The old arrearages... being defray...
Arrect
{ Ar‐rect″ (�), Ar‐rect″ed, } a. [L. arrectus, p. p. of arrigere to raise, erect; ad + regere to lead straight, to direct.] 1. Lifted up; raised; erect.2. Attentive, as a person...
Arrect (2)
Ar‐rect″, v. t. 1. To direct.My supplication to you I arrect.Skelton.2. [See Aret.] To impute. Sir T. More.
Arrectary
Ar‐rect″a‐ry (�), n. [L. arrectarius, fr. arrigere o set up.] An upright beam. Bp. Hall.
Arrenotokous
Ar′re‐not″o‐kous (�), a.(Zoöl.) Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees.
Arrentation
Ar′ren‐ta″tion (�). [Cf. F. arrenter to give or take as rent. See Arendator.] (O. Eng. Law) A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and...
Arreption
Ar‐rep″tion (�), n. [L. arripere, arreptum, to seize, snatch; ad + rapere to snatch. See Rapacious.] The act of taking away. “This arreption was sudden.” Bp. Hall.
Arreptitious
Ar′rep‐ti″tious (�), a. [L. arreptitius.] Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances.Howell.
Arrest
Ar‐rest″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n.Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrêter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to st...