Webster's Dictionary 1913

5968

Ariose

Ar″i‐ose (�), a. [It. arioso, fr. aria.] Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the...

5969

Arioso

‖A′ri‐o″so (�), adv. & a.(Mus.) In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.

5970

Arise

A‐rise″ (ȧ‐rīz″), v. i. [imp.Arose (–rōz″); p. pr. & vb. n.Arising; p. p.Arisen (–rĭz″'n).]. [AS. ārīsan; ā (equiv. to Goth. us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + rīsan to rise...

5971

Arise (2)

A‐rise″, n. Rising. Drayton.

5972

Arist

A‐rist″ (�), 3d sing. pres. of Arise, for ariseth. Chaucer.

5973

Arista

‖A‐ris″ta (�), n.(Bot.) An awn. Gray.

5974

Aristarch

Ar″is‐tarch (�), n. [From Aristarchus, a Greek grammarian and critic, of Alexandria, about 200 b. c.] A severe critic. Knowles.

5975

Aristarchian

Ar′is‐tar″chi‐an (�), a. Severely critical.

5976

Aristarchy

Ar″is‐tar′chy (�), n. Severely criticism.

5977

Aristarchy (2)

Ar″is‐tar′chy (�), n. Severe criticism. Sir J. Harrington.

5978

Aristate

A‐ris″tate (�), a. [L. aristatus, fr. arista. See Arista.] 1. (Bot.) Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned. Gray.2. (Zoöl.) Having a slender, sharp,...

5979

Aristocracy

Ar′is‐toc″ra‐cy (�), n.; pl.Aristocracies (�). [Gr. �; � best + � to be strong, to rule, � strength; � is perh. from the same root as E. arm, and orig. meant fitting: cf. F. ari...

5980

Aristocrat

A‐ris″to‐crat (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See Aristocracy.] 1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble.2. One who is overbearin...

5981

Aristocratic

{ Ar′is‐to‐crat″ic (�), Ar′is‐to‐crat″ic‐al (�), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. aristocratique.] 1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, ...

5982

Aristocratism

Ar″is‐to‐crat′ism (�), n. 1. The principles of aristocrats. Romilly.2. Aristocrats, collectively.

5983

Aristology

Ar′is‐tol″o‐gy (�), n. [Gr. � dinner + -logy.] The science of dining. Quart. Rev.

5984

Aristophanic

Ar′is‐to‐phan″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.

5985

Aristotelian

Ar′is‐to‐te″li‐an (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.). — n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic.

5986

Aristotelianism

Ar′is‐to‐te″li‐an‐ism (�). The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy.

5987

Aristotelic

Ar′is‐to‐tel″ic (�), a. Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy. “Aristotelic usage.” Sir W. Hamilton.

5988

Aristotle's lantern

Ar″is‐to′tle's lan″tern (�). (Zoöl.) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.

5989

Aristotype

A‐ris″to‐type′ (?), n. [Gr. � best + -type.] (Photog.) Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts...

5990

Aristulate

A‐ris″tu‐late (?; 135), a. [Dim. fr. arista.] (Bot.) Having a short beard or awn. Gray.

5991

Arithmancy

Ar″ith‐man′cy (�), n. [Gr. � number + -mancy.] Divination by means of numbers.

5992

Arithmetic

A‐rith″me‐tic (�), n. [OE. arsmetike, OF. arismetique, L. arithmetica, fr. Gr. � (sc. �), fr. � arithmetical, fr. � to number, fr. � number, prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the i...

5993

Arithmetical

Ar′ith‐met″ic‐al (�), a. Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic.Arithmetical complement of a logarithm. See Logarithm. — Arithmetical mea...

5994

Arithmetically

Ar′ith‐met″ic‐al‐ly, adv. Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.