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2. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
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3. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
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4. Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
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Aptote (ăptōt), n. [L. aptotum, Gr. � indeclinable; 'a priv. + � fallen, declined, � to fall.] (Gram.) A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
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Aptotic (�), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; as, aptotic languages.
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Aptychus (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + �, �, fold.] (Zoöl.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula.
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Apus (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �. See , n.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See .
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Apyretic (�), a. [Pref. a� not + pyretic.] (Med.) Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever. Dunglison.
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{ Apyrexia (�), Apyrexy (�), } n. [NL. apyrexia, fr. Gr. �; 'a priv. + � to be feverish, fr. � fire: cf. F. apyrexie.] (Med.) The absence or intermission of fever.
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Apyrexial (�), a. (Med.) Relating to apyrexy. “Apyrexial period.” Brande & C.
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Apyrous (�), a. [Gr. �; 'a priv. + � fire.] Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties.
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Aqua (�), n. [L. See .] Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry, in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed.
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Coloq. Aqua ammoniæ , the aqueous solution of ammonia; liquid ammonia; often called aqua ammonia. -- Coloq. Aqua marine (�), or Coloq. Aqua marina (�). Same as . -- Coloq. Aqua regia (�). [L., royal water] (Chem.), a very corrosive fuming yellow liquid consisting of nitric and hydrochloric acids. It has the power of dissolving gold, the “royal” metal. -- Coloq. Aqua Tofana (�), a fluid containing arsenic, and used for secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named Tofana, in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons. Francis. -- Coloq. Aqua vitæ (�) [L., water of life. Cf. , ], a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirits. Shak.
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aquacultural adj. 1. of or pertaining to aquiculture. aquacultural methods
Syn. -- aquicultural, hydroponic
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aquaculture adj. 1. the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled and sometimes enclosed body of water. The term includes use of either salt or fresh water. It is a form of agriculture, but under water.
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Aqua fortis (�). [L., strong water.] (Chem.) Nitric acid. [Archaic]
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aqualung n. an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also called a scuba.
Syn. -- scuba
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Aquamarine (�), n. (Min.) A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See .
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Aquapuncture (�), n. [L. aqua water, + punctura puncture, pungere, punctum, to, prick.] (Med.) The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.
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Aquarelle (�), n. [F., fr. Ital acquerello, fr. acqua water, L. aqua.] A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.
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Aquarellist (�), n. A painter in thin transparent water colors.
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{ Aquarial (�), Aquarian (�), } a. Of or pertaining to an aquarium.
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Aquarian, n. [L. (assumed) Aquarianus, fr. aqua: cf. F. Aquarien. See .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper.
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Aquarium (�), n.; pl. E. Aquariums (�), L. Aquaria (�). [L. See , .] An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.
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Aquarius (�), n. [L. aquarius, adj., relating to water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. aqua. See .] (Astron.) (a) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East. (b) A constellation south of Pegasus.
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Aquatic (�), a. [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See .] Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.
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Aquatic, n. 1. An aquatic animal or plant.
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2. pl. Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.
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Aquatical (�), a. Aquatic. [R.]
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Aquatile (�), a. [L. aquatilis: cf. F. aquatile.] Inhabiting the water. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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{ Aquatint (�), Aquatinta (�), } n. [It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See .] A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.
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aquatint v. 1. to etch in aquatint.
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Aqueduct (�), n. [F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See , .] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water.
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☞ The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge.
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2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.
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aquavit n. 1. 1 a Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds; -- also called akvavit.
Syn. -- akvavit.
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Aqueity (�), n. Wateriness. [Obs.]
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Aqueous (�), a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See , .] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.
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The aqueous vapor of the air. Tyndall.
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2. Made from, or by means of, water.
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An aqueous deposit. Dana.
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Coloq. Aqueous extract , an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. -- Coloq. Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See .) -- Coloq. Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.
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Aqueousness, n. Wateriness.
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aquifer n. 1. an underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc.; as, the Oglala aquifer. The water contained in an aquifer may be of great age, and in such cases is sometimes called Coloq. fossil water .
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Aquiferous (�), a. [L. aqua water + -ferous.] Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid; as, aquiferous vessels; the aquiferous system.
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Aquifoliaceae n. 1. 1 a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees.
Syn. -- family Aquifoliaceae, holly family
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aquilege n. 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.
Syn. -- columbine, aquilegia
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aquilegia n. 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.
Syn. -- columbine, aquilege
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Aquiform (�), a. [L. aqua water + -form.] Having the form of water.
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Aquila (�), n.; pl. Aquilæ (�). [L., an eagle.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of eagles.
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2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
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Coloq. Aquila alba [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of calomel. Brande & C.
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Aquilated (�), a. (Her.) Adorned with eagles' heads.
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Aquiline (?; 277), a. [L. aquilinus, fr. aquila eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See . ] 1. Belonging to or like an eagle.
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2. Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose
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Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. Cowper.
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Aquilon (�), n. [L. aquilo, -lonis: cf. F. aquilon.] The north wind. [Obs.] Shak.
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Aquiparous (�), a. [L. aqua water + parere to bring forth.] (Med.) Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands. Dunglison.
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Aquitanian (�), a. Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.
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Aquose (�), a. [L. aquosus watery, fr. aqua. See , .] Watery; aqueous. [R.] Bailey.
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Aquosity (�), n. [LL. aquositas.] The condition of being wet or watery; wateriness. Huxley.
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Very little water or aquosity is found in their belly. Holland.
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Ar (�), conj. Ere; before. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ara (�), n. [L.] (Astron.) The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion.
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Ara (�), n. [Native Indian name.] (Zoöl.) A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America.
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Arab (?; 277), n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi, arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. �.] One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
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Coloq. Street Arab , a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city, particularly and outcast boy or girl. Tylor.
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The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are shivering in damp doorways. Lond. Sat. Rev.
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Araba (?), n. [Written also aroba and arba.] [Ar. or Turk. 'arabah: cf. Russ. arba.] A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often covered. [Oriental]
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The araba of the Turks has its sides of latticework to admit the air Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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Arabesque (�), n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco, fr. Arabo Arab.] A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.
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☞ It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and Arabic decorative art. (See .) The arabesques of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.
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Arabesque, a. 1. Arabian. [Obs.]
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2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.
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Arabesqued (�), a. Ornamented in the style of arabesques.
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Arabian (�), a. Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.
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Coloq. Arabian bird , the phenix. Shak.
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Arabian, n. A native of Arabia; an Arab.
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Arabic (�), a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.] Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
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Coloq. Arabic numerals or Coloq. figures , the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the cipher 0. -- Coloq. Gum arabic . See under .
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Arabic, n. The language of the Arabians.
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☞ The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.
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Arabical (�), a. Relating to Arabia; Arabic. -- Arabically, adv.
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Arabin (�), n. 1. (Chem.) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance.
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2. Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic.
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Arabinose (�), n. (Chem.) A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.
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Arabism (�), n. [Cf. F. Arabisme.] An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. Stuart.
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Arabist (�), n. [Cf. F. Arabiste.] One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also, formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery.
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Arable (�), a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to plow, akin to Gr. �, E. ear, to plow. See .] Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.
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Arable, n. Arable land; plow land.
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Araby (�), n. The country of Arabia. [Archaic & Poetic]
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Aracanese (�), a. Of or pertaining to Aracan, a province of British Burmah. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Aracan.
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Araçari (�), n. (Zoöl.) A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species.
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Arace (�), v. t. [OE. aracen, arasen, OF. arachier, esracier, F. arracher, fr. L. exradicare, eradicare. The prefix a- is perh. due to L. ab. See .] To tear up by the roots; to draw away. [Obs.] Wyatt.
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Araceous (�), 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.
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Arachnid (�), n. An arachnidan. Huxley.
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Arachnida (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � spider.] (Zoöl.) One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix.
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☞ They have four pairs of legs, no antennæ nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxillæ or palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the thorax. The respiration is either by trancheæ or by pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three principal orders: Araneina, or spiders; Arthrogastra, including scorpions, etc.; and Acarina, or mites and ticks.
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Arachnidan (�), n. [Gr. � spider.] (Zoöl.) One of the Arachnida.
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Arachnidial (�), a. (Zoöl.) (a) Of or pertaining to the Arachnida. (b) Pertaining to the arachnidium.
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Arachnidium (�), n. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) The glandular organ in which the material for the web of spiders is secreted.
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Arachnitis (�), n. [Gr. � + �.] (Med.) Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane.
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Arachnoid (�), a. [Gr. � like a cobweb; � spider, spider's web + e'i^dos form.] 1. Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.
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2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.
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3. (Bot.) Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby.
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Arachnoid, n. 1. (Anat.) The arachnoid membrane.
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2. (Zoöl.) One of the Arachnoidea.
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Arachnoidal (�), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid.
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Arachnoidea (�), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Arachnological (�), a. Of or pertaining to arachnology.
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Arachnologist (�), n. One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.
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Arachnology (�), n. [Gr. � spider + -logy.] The department of zoölogy which treats of spiders and other Arachnida.
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Aræometer (?; 277). See .
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Aræostyle (�), a. & n. [L. araeostylos, Gr. �; � at intervals + � pillar, column.] (Arch.) See .
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Aræosystyle (�), a. & n. [Gr. � as intervals + �. See .] (Arch.) See .
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Aragonese (�), a. Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Aragon, in Spain.
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Aragonite (�), 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 of its physical characters.
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Araguato (�), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A South American monkey, the ursine howler (Mycetes ursinus). See , n., 2.
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Araise (�), v. t. To raise. [Obs.] Shak.
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Arak (�), n. Same as .
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aralia n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers.
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Araliaceae n. 1. 1 a family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera.
Syn. -- family Araliaceae, ivy family
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{ Aramæan, Aramean } (�), 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 their language; Aramaic. -- n. A native of Aram.
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Aramaic (�), a. [See , a.] Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n. The Aramaic language.
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Aramaism (�), n. An idiom of the Aramaic.
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Aranea n. a genus of common garden spiders.
Syn. -- genus Aranea.
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Araneae n. an order of arthropods constituting the spiders.
Syn. -- order Araneae, Araneida, order Araneida.
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{ Araneida (�), Araneoidea (�), } n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) See .
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araneidal adj. [from the order Araneida.] relating to or resembling a spider.
Syn. -- araneidan.
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Araneidan (�), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders. -- n. One of the Araneina; a spider.
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Araneiform (�) a. [L. aranea spider + -form.] (Zoöl.) Having the form of a spider. Kirby.
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Araneina (ȧrān�īnȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. aranea spider.] (Zoöl.) The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders.
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☞ They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by pulmonary sacs and tracheæ in the abdomen. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Araneose (ȧrān�ōs), a. [L. araneosus.] Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid.
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Araneous (ȧrān�ŭs), a. [L. araneosus, fr. aranea spider, spider's web.] Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye. See . Derham.
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