Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ARROGANT

AR'ROGANT, adjective1. Assuming; making or having the disposition to make exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; haughty; conc...

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ARROGANTLY

AR'ROGANTLY, adverb In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self importance.

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ARROGANTNESS

AR'ROGANTNESS, noun Arrogance. [Little used.]

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ARROGATE

AR'ROGATE, verb transitive [Latin arrogo, of ad and rogo.]To assume, demand or challenge more than is proper; to make undue claims, from vanity or false pretensions to right or ...

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ARROGATED

AR'ROGATED, participle passive Claimed by undue pretensions.

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ARROGATING

AR'ROGATING, participle present tense Challenging or claiming more power or respect than is just or reasonable.

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ARROGATION

ARROGA'TION, noun The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to.

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ARROGATIVE

AR'ROGATIVE, adjective Assuming or making undue claims and pretensions.

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ARRONDISMENT

ARROND'ISMENT, nounA circuit; a district; a division or portion of territory, in France, for the exercise of a particular jurisdiction.

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ARROSION

ARRO'SION, noun s as z. [Latin arrodo.] A gnawing.

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ARROW

AR'ROW, noun1. A missive weapon of offense, straight, slender, pointed and barbed, to be shot with a bow.2. In scripture, the arrows of God are the apprehensions of his wrath, w...

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ARROW-GRASS

AR'ROW-GRASS, noun A plant or genus of plants; the Triglochin.

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ARROW-HEAD

AR'ROW-HEAD, noun1. The head of an arrow.2. Sagittaria; a genus of aquatic plants, so called from the resemblance of the leaves to the point of an arrow.

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ARROW-ROOT

AR'ROW-ROOT, noun1. The Maranta; a genus of plants, natives of the Indies. The Indians are said to employ the roots of the arundinacea, in extracting the virus of poisoned arrow...

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ARROWY

AR'ROWY, adjective1. Consisting of arrows.2. Formed like an arrow.

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ARSE

'ARSE, noun 'ars. The buttocks or hind part of an animal.To hang an arse is to lag behind; to be sluggish, or tardy.

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ARSE-SMART

'ARSE-SMART, noun The vulgar name of a species of polygonum, or knot-grass.

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ARSENAL

'ARSENAL, noun [Latin arx navalis, a naval citadel or repository.]A repository or magazine of arms and military stores, whether for land or naval service.

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ARSENIAC

ARSE'NIAC or ARSEN'ICAL ACID. Arsenic combined with a greater proportion of oxygen, than in the arsenious acid. It is called arsenic acid by most authors.

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ARSENIATE

ARSE'NIATE, noun A neutral salt, formed by arsenical acid combined with any metallic, earthy or saline base.

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ARSENIC

'ARSENIC, noun [Gr.'L. arsenicum.]Arsenic, as it is usually seen in the shops, is not a metal, but an oxyd, from which the metal may be easily obtained by mixing it with half it...

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ARSENICAL

ARSEN'ICAL, adjective Belonging to arsenic; consisting of or containing arsenic.

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ARSENICATE

ARSEN'ICATE, verb transitive To combine with arsenic.

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ARSENICATED

ARSEN'ICATED, adjective combined with arsenic.

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ARSENIOUS

ARSE'NIOUS, adjective Pertaining to, or containing arsenic. The arsenious acid, or white oxyd of arsenic, is a combination of arsenic with a less proportion of oxygen than in th...

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ARSENITE

'ARSENITE, noun a salt formed by the arsenious acid, with a base.

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ARSHINE

'ARSHINE, noun a russian measure of two feet, four inches and 242 decimals. This seems to be the Chinese arschin, of which four make three yards English.