Webster's Dictionary 1913

6130

Arrest (2)

Ar‐rest″, v. i. To tarry; to rest. Spenser.

6131

Arrest (3)

Ar‐rest″, n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arrêt, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr�t.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindran...

6132

Arrestation

Ar′res‐ta″tion (�), n. [F. arrestation, LL. arrestatio.] Arrest.The arrestation of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention.H. M. Williams.

6133

Arrestee

Ar′res‐tee″ (�), n. [See Arrest, v.] (Scots Law) The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.

6134

Arrester

Ar‐rest″er (�), n. 1. One who arrests.2. (Scots Law) The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. [Also written arrestor.]

6135

Arresting

Ar‐rest″ing (ăr‐rĕst″ĭng), a. Striking; attracting attention; impressive.This most solemn and arresting occurrence.J. H. Newman.

6136

Arrestive

Ar‐rest″ive (–ĭv), a. Tending to arrest. McCosh.

6137

Arrestment

Ar‐rest″ment, n. [OF. arrestement.] 1. (Scots Law) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third...

6138

Arrêt

‖Ar‐rêt (�), n. [F. See Arrest, n.] (F. Law) (a) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign. (b) An arrest; a legal seizure.

6139

Arret

Ar‐ret″ (�), v. t. Same as Aret. Spenser.

6140

Arrha

‖Ar″rha (?), n.; pl. Arrhæ (#). [L. Cf. Earnest.] (Law) Money or other valuable thing given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.

6141

Arrhaphostic

Ar′rha‐phos″tic (�), a. [Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � to sew together.] Seamless.

6142

Arrhizal

{ Ar‐rhi″zal (�), Ar‐rhi″zous (�), } a. [Gr. � not rooted; ἀ priv. + � a root.] (Bot.) Destitute of a true root, as a parasitical plant.

6143

Arrhythmic

{ Ar‐rhyth″mic (�), Ar‐rhyth″mous (�), } a. [Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � rhythm.] (Med.) Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse.

6144

Arrhytmy

Ar″rhyt‐my (�), n. [Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � rhythm.] Want of rhythm.

6145

Arride

Ar‐ride″ (�), v. t. [L. arridere; ad + ridere to laugh.] To please; to gratify. B. Jonson.Above all thy rarities, old Oxenford, what do most arride and solace me are thy reposit...

6146

Arriere

Ar‐riere″ (�), n. [F. arrière. See Arrear.] “That which is behind”; the rear; — chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.Arriere fee, Arriere fief,...

6147

Arriere-ban

Ar‐riere″–ban′ (�), n. [F., fr. OE. arban, heriban, fr. OHG. hariban, heriban, G. heerbann, the calling together of an army; OHG. heri an army + ban a public call or order. The ...

6148

Arris

Ar″ris (�), n. [OF. areste, F. arête, fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meet...

6149

Arrish

Ar″rish (�), n. [See Eddish.] The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish. [Written also arish, ersh, etc.]The moment we entered the stubble or arrish.Blackw. Mag.

6150

Arriswise

Ar″ris‐wise′ (�), adv. Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise.

6151

Arrival

Ar‐riv″al (�), n. [From Arrive.] 1. The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land.Our watch...

6152

Arrivance

Ar‐riv″ance (�), n. Arrival. Shak.

6153

Arrive

Ar‐rive″ (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Arrived (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Arriving.] [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad ...

6154

Arrive (2)

Ar‐rive″, v. t. 1. To bring to shore.And made the sea-trod ship arrive them.Chapman.2. To reach; to come to.Ere he arrive the happy isle.Milton.Ere we could arrive the point pro...

6155

Arrive (3)

Ar‐rive″, n. Arrival. Chaucer.How should I joy of thy arrive to hear!Drayton.

6156

Arriver

Ar‐riv″er (�), n. One who arrives.