Webster's Dictionary 1913

6076

Aromatize

A‐ro″ma‐tize (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Aromatized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Aromatizing.] [L. aromatizare, Gr. �: cf. F. aromatiser.] To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; ...

6077

Aromatizer

A‐ro″ma‐ti′zer (�), n. One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic. Evelyn.

6078

Aromatous

A‐ro″ma‐tous (�), a. Aromatic. Caxton.

6079

Aroph

Ar″oph (�), n. [A contraction of aroma philosophorum.] A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate various medical remedies.

6080

Arose

A‐rose″ (�). The past or preterit tense of Arise.

6081

Around

A‐round″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + round.] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel ar...

6082

Around (2)

A‐round″, prep. 1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.A lambent flame arose, which gently spreadAround his brows.Dryden.2. From one p...

6083

Arousal

A‐rous″al (�), n. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature.Hare.

6084

Arouse

A‐rouse″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Aroused (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Arousing.] [Pref. a- + rouse.] To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to r...

6085

Arow

A‐row″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + row.] In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order. Shak.And twenty, rank in rank, they rode arow.Dryden.

6086

Aroynt

A‐roynt″ (�), interj. See Aroint.

6087

Arpeggio

‖Ar‐peg″gio (�), n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not ...

6088

Arpent

{ Ar″pent (�), Ar″pen (�), } n. [F. arpent, fr. L. arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.] Formerly, a measure...

6089

Arpentator

Ar′pen‐ta″tor (�), n. [See Arpent.] The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur, a land surveyor.

6090

Arpine

Ar″pine (�), n. An arpent. Webster (1623).

6091

Arquated

Ar″qua‐ted (�), a. Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.

6092

Arquebus

{ Ar″que‐bus, Ar″que‐buse } (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenbüchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contr...

6093

Arquebusade

Ar′que‐bus‐ade″ (�), n. [F. arquebusade shot of an arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.] 1. The shot of an arquebus. Ash.2. A distilled water from a varie...

6094

Arquebusier

Ar′que‐bus‐ier (�), n. [F. arquebusier.] A soldier armed with an arquebus.Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers.E...

6095

Arquifoux

Ar″qui‐foux (�), n. Same as Alquifou.

6096

Arrach

Ar″rach (�), n. See Orach.

6097

Arrack

Ar″rack (?; 277), n. [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.] A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Ar...

6098

Arragonite

Ar‐rag″o‐nite (�), n. See Aragonite.

6099

Arraign

Ar‐raign″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Arraigned (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Arraigning.] [OE. arainen, arenen, OF. aragnier, aranier, araisnier, F. arraisonner, fr. LL. arrationare to addre...

6100

Arraign (2)

Ar‐raign″, n. Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns. Blackstone. Macaulay.

6101

Arraign (3)

Ar‐raign″ (�), v. t. [From OF. aramier, fr. LL. adhramire.] (Old Eng. Law) To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.

6102

Arraigner

Ar‐raign″er (�), n. One who arraigns. Coleridge.