ARIA, [=a]'ri-a, _n._ an air or rhythmical song introduced in a cantata,
oratorio, or opera, and intended for one voice supported by instruments.
[It., from root of AIR.]
ARIAN, [=a]'ri-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Arius_ of Alexandria (died 336),
who denied the divinity of Christ.--_n._ one who adheres to the doctrines
of Arius: a Unitarian.--_v.t._ A'RIANISE.--_n._ A'RIANISM, the doctrines of
the Arians.
ARID, ar'id, _adj._ dry: parched.--_ns._ ARID'ITY, AR'IDNESS. [L.
_aridus_.]
ARIEL, [=a]'ri-el, _n._ a man's name in the Old Testament, variously
explained as 'lion of God,' 'hearth of God:' in later demonology, a
water-spirit: an angel: a spirit of the air. [Heb. _ari[=e]l_.]
ARIEL, [=a]'ri-el, _n._ a species of gazelle in Western Asia. [Ar.
_aryil_.]
ARIES, [=a]'ri-[=e]z, _n._ the Ram, the first of the signs of the zodiac,
which the sun enters on 21st M_arch._ [L.]
ARIETTA, ar-i-et'ta, _n._ a little aria or air.--Also ARIETTE'. [It.
_arietta_, dim. of _aria_.]
ARIGHT, a-r[=i]t', _adv._ in a right way: rightly.
ARIL, ar'il, ARILLUS, a-ril'lus, _n._ a peculiar covering of the seed of
some plants, formed by an expansion of the cord (_funiculus_) which
attaches the ovule to the placenta, or of the placenta itself.--_adjs._
AR'ILLARY, AR'ILLATED, having an aril. [Low L. _arillus_.]
ARIMASPIAN, ar-im-as'pi-an, _adj._ pertaining to the _Arimaspi_, described
by Herodotus as a one-eyed and fierce people inhabiting the most northern
region in the world, waging perpetual warfare with the neighbouring
griffins for their hoarded gold.
ARIOT, ä-r[=i]'ot, _adv._ in riot, riotously.
ARIPPLE, ä-rip'l, _adv._ in a ripple, rippling.
ARISE, a-r[=i]z', _v.i._ to rise up: to come up so as to be heard: to
ascend: to come into view: to spring:--_pa.t._ arose'; _pa.p._ aris'en.
[Pfx. _a-_, up, out, and RISE.]
ARISTARCH, ar'is-tärk, _n._ a severe critic. [From _Aristarchus_, a
grammarian of Alexandria about 160 B.C.]