Webster's Dictionary 1913

5590

Arace

A‐race″ (�), v. t. [OE. aracen, arasen, OF. arachier, esracier, F. arracher, fr. L. exradicare, eradicare. The prefix a- is perh. due to L. ab. See Eradicate.] To tear up by the...

5591

Araceous

A‐ra″ceous (�), a. [L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr. �.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus Arum is the type.

5592

Arachnid

A‐rach″nid (�), n. An arachnidan. Huxley.

5593

Arachnida

‖A‐rach″ni‐da (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix.☞ They have four pairs of legs, no antennæ nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and on...

5594

Arachnidan

A‐rach″ni‐dan (�), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Arachnida.

5595

Arachnidial

Ar′ach‐nid″i‐al (�), a.(Zoöl.) (a) Of or pertaining to the Arachnida. (b) Pertaining to the arachnidium.

5596

Arachnidium

‖Ar′ach‐nid″i‐um (�), n. [NL. See Arachnida.] (Zoöl.) The glandular organ in which the material for the web of spiders is secreted.

5597

Arachnitis

‖Ar′ach‐ni″tis (�), n.(Med.) Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane.

5598

Arachnoid

A‐rach″noid (�), a. 1. Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.3. (Bot....

5599

Arachnoid (2)

A‐rach″noid, n. 1. (Anat.) The arachnoid membrane.2. (Zoöl.) One of the Arachnoidea.

5600

Arachnoidal

Ar′ach‐noid″al (�), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid.

5601

Arachnoidea

‖Ar′ach‐noid″e‐a (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Arachnida.

5602

Arachnological

A‐rach′no‐log″ic‐al (�), a. Of or pertaining to arachnology.

5603

Arachnologist

Ar′ach‐nol″o‐gist (�), n. One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.

5604

Arachnology

Ar′ach‐nol″o‐gy (�), n. [Gr. � spider + -logy.] The department of zoölogy which treats of spiders and other Arachnida.

5605

Aræometer

A′ræ‐om″e‐ter (?; 277). See Areometer.

5606

Aræostyle

A‐ræ″o‐style (�), a. & n. [L. araeostylos, Gr. �; � at intervals + � pillar, column.] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation.

5607

Aræosystyle

A‐ræ′o‐sys″tyle (�), a. & n. [Gr. � as intervals + �. See Systyle.] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation.

5608

Aragonese

Ar′a‐go‐nese (�), a. Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants. — n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Aragon, in Spain.

5609

Aragonite

A‐rag″o‐nite (�), n. [From Aragon, in Spain.] (Min.) A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some...

5610

Araguato

‖A′ra‐gua″to (�), n.(Zoöl.) A South American monkey, the ursine howler (Mycetes ursinus). See Howler, n., 2.

5611

Araise

A‐raise″″ (�), v. t. To raise. Shak.

5612

Arak

Ar″ak (�), n. Same as Arrack.

5613

Aramæan

{ Ar′a‐mæan, Ar′a‐me″an } (�), a. [L. Aramaeus, Gr. �, fr. Heb. Arām, i.e. Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.] Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to...

5614

Aramaic

Ar′a‐ma″ic (�), a. [See Aramæan, a.] Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; — specifically applied to t...

5615

Aramaism

Ar′a‐ma″ism (�), n. An idiom of the Aramaic.

5616

Araneida

{ ‖Ar′a‐ne″i‐da (�), ‖Ar′a‐ne‐oid″e‐a (�), } n. pl.(Zoöl.) See Araneina.