ARMORIC, ar-mor'ik, _n._ the language of the inhabitants of _Armorica_, the
ancient name for Brittany. [L. _Armoricus_--Celt. _are-mor_, before the
sea.]
ARMOUR, ärm'ur, _n._ defensive arms or dress: heraldic insignia: plating of
ships of war.--_adj._ ARM[=O]'RIAL, belonging to armour, or to the arms of
a family.--_ns._ ARM'OUR-BEAR'ER; ARM'OURER, a maker or repairer of, or one
who has the charge of, armour.--_adj._ ARM'OUR-PLAT'ED.--_ns._ ARM'OURY,
ARM'ORY, the place in which arms are made or kept: a collection of ancient
armour; COAT'-ARM'OUR, originally a vest of silk embroidered in colours,
worn by a knight over his armour. [See ARM (2).]
ARMOZEEN, ARMOZINE, är-mo-z[=e]n', _n._ a kind of taffeta or plain silk,
usually black, used for clerical gowns. [Fr. _armoisin_.]
ARMY, ärm'i, _n._ a large body of men armed for war and under military
command: a body of men banded together in a special cause, whether
travestying military methods, as the 'Salvation Army,' or not, as the 'Blue
Ribbon Army:' a host: a great number.--_ns._ ARM'Y-CORPS (-k[=o]r), a main
division of an army, a miniature army comprising all arms of the service;
ARM'Y-LIST, a list of all commissioned officers, issued periodically by the
War Office; ARM'Y-WORM, a European grub which collects in vast armies. [Fr.
_armée_--L. _armata_, _arm[=a]re_.]
ARNICA, är'ni-ka, _n._ a genus of composite plants, of which the species
_A. montana_, or Mountain Tobacco, formerly enjoyed a great repute in
medicine as a stimulant in paralytic affections, low fevers, &c.--its
flowers still yield a tincture externally applied to wounds and bruises.
[Mod. L.; origin unknown.]
ARNOTTO, ar-not'to. See ANATTA.
AROINT, a-roint', _interj._ (_Shak._) away! begone! used only twice in the
phrase, '_Aroint_ thee, witch:' to bid begone (_arch._ usage in
Browning).--_v.t._ to drive or frighten away. [Origin unknown; perh. in
some provincialism, like the Yorkshire _rynd-ta_, 'round-thee,'
'move-round,' spoken to a cow in her stall.]
AROMA, a-r[=o]'ma, _n._ sweet smell: the odorous principle of plants:
(_fig._) flavour or peculiar charm of any kind.--_adj._ AROMAT'IC,
fragrant: spicy.--_v.t._ AR[=O]'MATISE, to render aromatic: to
perfume:--_pr.p._ ar[=o]'matising; _pa.p._ ar[=o]'matised. [Through Fr. and
L. from Gr. _ar[=o]ma_.]
AROSE, a-r[=o]z', _pa.t._ of ARISE.
AROUND, a-rownd', _prep._ on all sides of: (_Amer._) round about.--_adv._
on every side: in a circle: (_Amer._) round, all about, [_a_, on, and
ROUND.]
AROUSE, a-rowz', _v.t._ and _v.i._ same as ROUSE.--_ns._ AROUSE, AROUS'AL
(_rare_).
AROW, a-r[=o]', _adv._ in a row: one following the other. [Prep. _a_, and
ROW.]
AROYNT. Same as AROINT.
ARPEGGIO, är-pej'[=o], _n._ (_mus._) a chord of which the notes are given,
not simultaneously, but in rapid succession. [It. _arpeggiare_, to play
upon the harp--_arpa_, harp.]
ARPENT, är'pent, _n._ an old French measure for land still used in Quebec
and Louisiana = 100 sq. perches, varying with the perch from 1¼ acre to 5/6
of an acre. [Fr.--L. _arepennis_, said to be a Gallic word.]
ARQUEBUSE, är'kwi-bus, _n._ an old-fashioned hand-gun--also
HAR'QUEBUS.--_n._ ARQUEBUSIER'. [Fr. _arquebuse_--Dut. _haakbus_--_haak_,
hook, and _bus_, box, barrel of a gun; Ger. _hakenbüchse_.]
ARRACACHA, ar-a-kach'ä, _n._ an umbelliferous plant with esculent roots,
native to the northern parts of South America. [Native Ind. name.]
ARRACK, ar'ak, _n._ an ardent spirit used in the East, procured from
_toddy_ or the fermented juice of the coco and other palms, as well as from
rice and _jaggery_ sugar. [Ar. _`araq_, juice.]
ARRAH, ar'a, _interj._ Anglo-Irish expletive of emotion, wonder, &c.
ARRAIGN, ar-r[=a]n', _v.t._ to call one to account: to put a prisoner upon
trial: to accuse publicly.--_ns._ ARRAIGN'ER; ARRAIGN'ING; ARRAIGN'MENT.
[O. Fr. _aresnier_--Low L. _arration[=a]re_--L. _ad_, to, _rationem_,
reason.]
ARRANGE, ar-r[=a]nj', _v.t._ to set in a rank or row: to put in order: to
settle: (_mus._) to adapt a composition for instruments or voices for which
it was not originally written, as when orchestral or vocal compositions are
set for the pianoforte, or the reverse.--_v.i._ to come to an
agreement.--_n._ ARRANGE'MENT, act of arranging: classification:
settlement. [O. Fr. _arangier_--_à_ (--L. _ad_, to), and _rangier_,
_rengier_. See RANGE.]
ARRANT, ar'rant, _adj._ downright, notorious (used in a bad sense):
unmitigated.--_adv._ AR'RANTLY. [A variant of ERRANT. From its use in
phrases like 'arrant thief,' it passed naturally into a general term used
with other terms of abuse.]
ARRAS, ar'ras, _n._ tapestry: a hanging screen of such hung round the walls
of rooms.--_p.adj._ AR'RASED, covered with arras.--_n._ AR'RASENE, an
embroidery material of wool and silk stitched in like crewels. [From
_Arras_ in Northern France, where first manufactured.]
ARRAUGHT, ar-rawt', _adj._ (_Spens._) seized on by force:--_pa.t._ and
_pa.p._ of ARREACH. [See REACH.]
ARRAY, ar-r[=a]', _n._ order: dress: equipage.--_v.t._ to put in order: to
arrange: to dress, adorn, or equip. [O. Fr. _arroi_, array, equipage--L.
_ad_, and a Teut. root, found in Eng. READY, Ger. _bereit_, A.S.
_ger['æ]de_, preparation, Dan. _rede_, order.]
ARREAR, ar-r[=e]r', _n._ that which is in the rear or behind: that which
remains unpaid or undone (used mostly in _pl._).--_adv._ ARREAR', backward,
behind.--_n._ ARREAR'AGE (_Shak._), arrears. [O. Fr. _arere_, _ariere_ (Fr.
_arrière_)--L. _ad_, to, _retro_, back, behind.]
ARRECT, a-rekt', _adj._ upright: erected, as the ears: on the alert. [L.
_arrectus_.]
ARREST, ar-rest', _v.t._ to stop: to seize: to catch the attention: to
apprehend by legal authority.--_n._ stoppage: seizure by warrant.--_adj._
ARREST'ABLE, liable to be arrested.--_n._ ARREST[=A]'TION, the act of
arresting: arrest.--_adj._ ARREST'IVE, with a tendency to arrest.--_n._
ARREST'MENT (_law_), detention of a person arrested till liberated on bail,
or by security: (_Scots law_) the process which prohibits a debtor from
making payment to his creditor until another debt due to the person making
use of the arrestment by such creditor is paid. [O. Fr. _arester_--L. _ad_,
to, _rest[=a]re_, to stand still.]
ARRET, ar-ret', or a-r[=a]', _n._ decision: judgment of a
tribunal--properly of the king or parliament of France. [Fr. _arrêt_. See
ARREST.]