Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 90
Armlet (n.) 小海灣；臂飾；臂鐲；臂章 Armor for the arm.
Armlet (n.) A band worn around the arm for decoration [syn: {armlet}, {arm band}].
Armoniac (a.) 氨的；氨性的；含氨的 Ammoniac. [Obs.]
Armoniac (n.) 氨樹膠；氨草膠 Ammoniac. [Obs.]
Compare: Ammoniac
Ammoniac (a.) (Also Ammoniacal) Of, containing, or similar to ammonia.
Ammoniac (n.) A strong-smelling gum resin from the stems of a plant (Dorema ammoniacum) of weatern Asia, formerly used in perfumery and in medicine as an expectorant and a stimulant. Also called gum ammoniac.
Armor (n.) [U] 盔甲；（軍艦，戰車等的）裝甲，防護鋼板；裝甲部隊 Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide.
Armor (n.) Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.
{Coat armor}, The escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc.
{Submarine}, A water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under {Submarine}.
Armor (n.) Protective covering made of metal and used in combat [syn: {armor}, {armour}].
Armor (n.) A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles [syn: {armor}, {armour}].
Armor (n.) Tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant [syn: {armor}, {armour}].
Armor (v.) (v. t.) 為……穿盔甲（或加置裝甲）；為……提供防禦 Equip with armor [syn: {armor}, {armour}].
Armor (n.) The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
Armor-bearer (n.) 替騎士拿盔甲者，武士的扈從 One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. -- Judg. ix. 54.
Armor-bearer (n.) A squire carrying the armor of a knight [syn: {armiger}, {armor-bearer}].
Armored (a.) 裝甲的；裝鋼板的；配有裝甲車輛的；armor的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Clad with armor.
Armored (a.) Protected by armor (used of persons or things military) [syn: {armored}, {armoured}] [ant: {unarmored}, {unarmoured}].
Armored (a.) Used of animals; provided with protective covering [syn: {armored}, {armoured}] [ant: {unarmored}, {unarmoured}].
Armored (a.) Equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior [syn: {armored}, {panoplied}].
Armorer (n.) 武器製造人；軍械士；軍械保管人 One who makes or repairs armor or arms.
Armorer (n.) Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor. -- Shak.
Armorer (n.) One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.
Armorer (n.) A worker skilled in making armor or arms; "a sword made by a famous English armorer" [syn: {armorer}, {armourer}].
Armorer (n.) An enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. [syn: {armorer}, {armourer}, {artificer}].
Armorer (n.) A manufacturer of firearms [syn: {armorer}, {armourer}].
Armorial (a.) 紋章的；徽章的；盾徽的 Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
Figures with armorial signs of race and birth. -- Wordsworth.
{Armorial bearings}. See {Arms}, 4.
Armorial (a.) Of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; "armorial bearing."
Armorial (n.) 紋章書 A book or treatise on heraldry.
Compare: Treatise
Treatise (n.) 論文；專著 [C] [（+on/ upon）] A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.
‘His treatise on Scottish political theory.’
Compare: Heraldry
Heraldry (n.) [Mass noun] 紋章學；（總稱）紋章；盛典 The system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
‘The use of the rose in heraldry.’
Heraldry (n.) Armorial bearings or other heraldic symbols.
‘The monument shows the heraldry of William Paget.’
Heraldry (n.) Colourful ceremony.
‘All the pomp and heraldry provided a splendid pageant.’
Armoric (a.) Alt. of Armorican.
Armorican (a.) 阿莫尼卡（法國布列塔尼舊名）的；阿尼卡語的 Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people.
Armorican (n.) . 阿莫尼卡人；阿莫尼卡語，布列塔尼語 The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.
Armorican (n.) A native of Armorica.
Armorist (n.) 紋章專家 One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. -- Cussans.
Armor-plated (n.) Syn. for {bulletproof}.
Armor-clad (or Armor-plated) (a.) Protected with a covering of armor.
Syn: steel-plated.
Armor-plated (a.) 裝甲的 Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.
This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. -- Times (Dec. 29, 1860).
Armor-plated (a.) Covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn: {armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour- plated}, {steel-plated}].
Armories (n. pl. ) of Armory.
Armory (n.) 軍械庫 [C]；【美】兵工廠 [C]；【喻】寶庫 [C] [（+of）] A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
Armory (n.) Armor; defensive and offensive arms.
Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears. -- Milton.
Armory (n.) A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords. [U. S.]
Armory (n.) Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. -- Spenser.
Armory (n.) That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.
The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking, armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is, without doubt, of very ancient origin. -- Cussans.
Armory (n.) A collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" [syn: {armory}, {armoury}, {inventory}].
Armory (n.) All the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn: {arsenal}, {armory}, {armoury}].
Armory (n.) A military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms [syn: {arsenal}, {armory}, {armoury}].
Armory (n.) A place where arms are manufactured [syn: {armory}, {armoury}, {arsenal}].
Armozeen (n.) Alt. of Armozine.
Armozine (n.) 黑色絲帶 A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical. -- Simmonds.
Compare : Clerical
Clerical (a.) (Office work) 辦公室工作的；辦事員工作的；文書工作的 Relating to work done in an office.
// A clerical job (= a job performing general office duties).
// A clerical error (= a mistake made in the office).
Clerical (a.) (Priest) 牧師的，神職人員的 Relating to a priest or priests.
// Clerical ministry.
Armozeen (n.) (or Armozine) (pl. -s) A heavy generally black taffeta-weave silk used for clerical robes and mourning.
Armozeen (n.) (or Armozine) (pl. -s) (Textiles) A plain silk, often black, used for clerical gowns and mourning purposes, as well as for women's dresses during and before the 18th century.
Armpit (n.) 腋下，腋窩，夾肢窩；【美】【俚】最壞或最噁心之處 The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.
Armpit (n.) The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}].
Armrack (n.) A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.
Armrack (n.) A frame for holding pistols or other small arms.
Arms (n.) 武器；戰爭；戰鬥，鬥爭；兵役；紋章；徽章 Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
He lays down his arms, but not his wiles. -- Milton.
Three horses and three goodly suits of arms. -- Tennyson.
Arms (n.) The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science. "Arms and the man I sing." -- Dryden.
Arms (n.) (Law) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon. -- Cowell. Blackstone.
Arms (n.) (Her.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.
Arms (n.) (Falconry) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot. -- Halliwell.
Bred to arms, Educated to the profession of a soldier.
In arms, Armed for war; in a state of hostility.
Small arms, Portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc.
A stand of arms, A complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone.
To arms! A summons to war or battle.
Under arms, Armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.
Arm's end,
Arm's length,
Arm's reach. See under Arm.
Arms (n.) Weapons considered collectively [syn: weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition].
Arms (n.) The official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry].
ARMS, () Architecture for Reliable Managed Storage (Cheyenne).
ARMS, () Automation Resources Management System.
ARMS. Any thing that a man wears for his defence, or takes in his hands, or uses in his anger, to cast at, or strike at another. Co. Litt. 161 b, 162 a; Crompt. Just. P. 65; Cunn. Dict. h.t.
ARMS. The Constitution of the United States, Amendm. art. 2, declares, "that a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." In Kentucky, a statute "to prevent persons from wearing concealed arms," has been declared to be unconstitutional; 2 Litt. R. 90; while in Indiana a similar statute has been holden valid and constitutional. 3 Blackf. R. 229. Vide Story, Const. Sec. 1889, 1890 Amer. Citizen, 176; 1 Tuck. Black. App. 300 Rawle on Const. 125.
ARMS, heraldry. Signs of arms, or drawings painted on shields, banners, and the like. The arms of the United States are described in the Resolution of Congress, of June 20, 1782. Vide Seal of the United States.
Armscye (n.) (Especially in tailoring and dressmaking) The armhole opening in a garment through which the hand, and then the arm, passes, and to which a sleeve may be attached.
Armure (n.) Armor. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Armure (n.) A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface.
Army (n.) [C] 軍隊；陸軍；軍團 A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
Army (n.) A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
Army (n.) A great number; a vast multitude; a host.
An army of good words. -- Shak.
Standing army, A permanent army of professional soldiers, as distinguished from militia or volunteers.
Army (n.) A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state [syn: army, regular army, ground forces].
Army (n.) A large number of people united for some specific purpose.
Army (n.) The army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA].
Army, () The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, "harnessed;" marg., "five in a rank"). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the army was divided into thousands and hundreds under their several captains (Num. 31:14), and also into families (Num. 2:34; 2 Chr. 25:5; 26:12). From the time of their entering the land of Canaan to the time of the kings, the Israelites made little progress in military affairs, although often engaged in warfare. The kings introduced the custom of maintaining a bodyguard (the Gibborim; i.e., "heroes"), and thus the nucleus of a standing army was formed. Saul had an army of 3,000 select warriors (1 Sam. 13:2; 14:52; 24:2). David also had a band of soldiers around him (1 Sam. 23:13; 25:13). To this band he afterwards added the Cherethites and the Pelethites (2 Sam. 15:18; 20:7). At first the army consisted only of infantry (1 Sam. 4:10; 15:4), as the use of horses was prohibited (Deut. 17:16); but chariots and horses were afterwards added (2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Kings 10:26, 28, 29; 1 Kings 9:19). In 1 Kings 9:22 there is given a list of the various gradations of rank held by those who composed the army. The equipment and maintenance of the army were at the public expense (2 Sam. 17:28, 29; 1 Kings 4:27; 10:16, 17; Judg. 20:10). At the Exodus the number of males above twenty years capable of bearing arms was 600,000 (Ex. 12:37). In David's time it mounted to the number of 1,300,000 (2 Sam. 24:9).
Army worm () A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm.
Army worm () The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton.
Syn: army worm
Army worm () The larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large companies in regular order.
Compare: Caterpillar
Caterpillar (n.) (Zool.) 毛蟲，蠋（蝶、蛾的幼蟲）；履帶牽引車（諸如坦克之類）；履帶車 The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
Caterpillar (n.) (Bot.) A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars.
Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zool.), A bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on caterpillars. The name is also given to several other birds.
Caterpillar hunter (Zool.), Any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family Carabid[ae] which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
Army worm (n.) Noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain [syn: armyworm, army worm, Pseudaletia unipuncta].
Arna (n.) Alt. of Arnee.
Arnee (n.) (Zool.) The wild buffalo of India ({Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.
Arnatto (n.) See Annotto.
Arnica (n.) (Bot.) 【植】山金車（菊科植物）；【藥】山金車酊 A genus of plants; also, the most important species ({Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
Note: The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a remedy for bruises, sprains, etc.
Arnica (n.) Used especially in treating bruises.
Arnica (n.) Any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica.
Arnica (n.) An ointment used in treating bruises.
Arnicin (n.) (Chem.) An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter resin.
Arnicine (n.) (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant. Arnot
Arnot (n.) Alt. of Arnut.
Arnut (n.) The earthnut. [Obs.]
Compare: Annotto
Annotto (n.) [Perh. the native name.] A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree ({Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.].
Arnotto (n.) Same as Annotto.
Aroid (a.) Alt. of Aroideous.
Aroideous (a.) (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants. ({Araceae).
Syn: araceous.
Aroint (interj.) 〔古語〕去! A- thee! 去!滾! Stand off, or begone. [Obs.]
Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. -- Shak.
Aroint (v. t.) To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] "Whiskered cats arointed flee." -- Mrs. Browning.
Aroma (n.) （植物、酒、菜肴等的）芳香，香氣，香味 [C] [U]；氣味 [C] [U] The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.
Aroma (n.) Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius.
Aroma (n.) Any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}, {scent}].
Aroma (n.) A distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {aroma}, {fragrance}, {perfume}, {scent}].
Aromatherapy (n.) The therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage.
Aromatherapy (n.) [ U ] 芳香療法；香薰療法 The treatment of worry or nervousness, or medical conditions that are not serious, by rubbing pleasant-smelling natural oils into the skin or breathing in their smell.
// Aromatherapy massage.
// Aromatherapy oils.
Aromatic (a.) 芳香的；馨香的；【化】芳香族的 Alt. of Aromatical.
Aromatical (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.
{Aromatic compound} (Chem.), One of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, {C6H6}. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives.
{Aromatic vinegar}. See under {Vinegar}.
Aromatic (n.) [C] 芳香植物；芳香劑；芳香藥物 [P1] A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices.
Aromatic (a.) (Chemistry) Of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound".
Aromatic (a.) Having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: {aromatic}, {redolent}].
Aromatic (a.) 有香味的，有香氣的，芳香的 Having a pleasant smell.
// Aromatic herbs.
Aromatization (n.) 香花作用；芳構化；香料；香味 The act of impregnating or secting with aroma.
Aromatized (imp. & p. p.) of Aromatize.
Aromatizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aromatize.
Aromatize (v. t.) 薰以香氣；加香味 To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. -- Bacon.
Aromatizer (n.) One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic. -- Evelyn.
Aromatous (a.) Aromatic. [Obs.] -- Caxton.
Aromia bungii (n.) 紅頸長角天牛 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Redneck longhorned beetle.
Note: Aromia bungii has now been added to the EPPO A1 List. A full datasheet is being prepared, in the meantime you can view here the data which was previously available from the EPPO Alert List.
Why: In 2011, the presence of Aromia bungii was recorded for the first time in one location in Germany. In 2012, its presence was also reported from Campania, Italy. In both countries, eradication measures have been taken. Because A. bungii is a fruit tree pest originating from Asia which was previously not known to occur in the EPPO region, the NPPO of Germany and the EPPO Panel on Phytosanitary Measures suggested its addition to the EPPO Alert List.
Where: A. bungii is thought to originate from the temperate regions of China.
EPPO
region: Germany (few specimens observed in 2011 in a private garden in Bayern,
under eradication), Italy (Campania region in 2012: in urban areas between
Napoli and Pozzuoli; Lombardia region in 2013: in Sedriano; under eradication).
In 2008, an interception of A. bungii had been reported by the United Kingdom.
Three beetles were discovered among wooden pallets in a warehouse in Bristol
but the insect did not establish (no further specimens or signs of presence
were found).
Asia: China (present throughout China but more prevalent in the central and
northern provinces), Japan (found in 2013 in Aichi prefecture), Korea (Republic
of), Korea (Peoples’ Democratic Republic of), Mongolia, Taiwan, Vietnam. Details on its
distribution in Asia are generally lacking, therefore this distribution is only
preliminary.
North America: Absent, intercepted only. In July 2008, A. bungii was intercepted in a manufacturing plant, importing products from China and Taiwan, located at the port of Seattle (Washington state, US) in July 2008.
On which plants: In China, the main host plants are Prunus species (Rosaceae), in particular peach (Prunus persica) and apricot (P. armeniaca), and to a lesser extent plum (P. domestica) and cherry (P. avium). The following tree species are also reported to be host plants of A. bungii but without any indication of the extent and severity of damage: Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae), Bambusa textilis (Poaceae), Diospyros virginiana (Ebenaceae), Olea europea (olive - Oleaceae), Populus alba (Salicaceae), Pterocarya stenoptera (Juglandaceae), Punica granatum (pomegranate - Lythraceae), Schima superba (Theaceae).
Damage: Larvae of A. bungii bore galleries (17-22 cm long) in the trunk and larger lateral branches, leading to loss of fruit production and weakening of the trees. Exit holes and frass are signs of the presence of the pest. Larvae infest the subcortical area beneath the bark and the sapwood (less commonly the heartwood). A. bungii attacks healthy to slightly stressed trees. Adults are black cerambycids (approximately 40 mm long) with glossy elytra and a distinctively red pronotum (although some forms may be completely black). Data on the biology of A. bungii is generally lacking. In Northern China, it is reported that one generation may take 2 to 3 years, the insect overwintering at various larval stages inside galleries. Larvae start feeding in early or mid-April with a peak of feeding activity from May to June. Pupation takes place at the end of June and adults emerge from late June until early August. Eggs are laid in bark crevices on the trunk and main branches at the beginning of July and hatch after 8-9 days (mid-July). Adults emit a particular odour to keep natural enemies at bay when they are disturbed.
Dissemination: No data is available on the natural spread of A. bungii, but as in the case for the other cerambycids (e.g. Anoplophora spp.) it is considered that adults can only fly over rather short distances. The two incidents reported from the United Kingdom and USA strongly suggested that imports of goods from Asia could transport the pest to other continents. The most likely pathways are suspected to be wood packaging material (because Populus alba is reported to be a host plant) and trade of nursery plants (ornamentals, fruit tree species).
Pathway: Plants for planting, wood, wood packaging material from countries where A. bungii occurs.
Possible risks: Prunus species are widely grown across the EPPO region for ornamental purposes and fruit production, and are of major economic importance. In China, A. bungii is considered to be a common pest of peach and apricot. The fact that it may also attack other important trees cultivated for fruit (e.g. olive, pomegranate) or wood production (e.g. Populus alba) adds to the risk. Data is lacking on the possible control methods against the pest, but as with control methods against other tree borers, they are most likely to be difficult to apply in practice. In the Chinese literature, there are reports of trials using nematodes (e.g. Steinernema carpocapsae, S. feltiae) as biocontrol agents against A. bungii, but it is not known how extensively and effectively these treatments can be used in the field. Considering the length of the biological cycle and the hidden behaviour of larvae, A. bungii is difficult to detect on infested plants or wood. An Express-PRA was conducted in Germany and concluded that despite a general lack of information about A. bungii, this pest probably has the potential to establish in most parts of the EPPO region and presents a high risk.
Aroph (n.) A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate various medical remedies. [Obs.]
Arose () The past or preterit tense of Arise.
Arise (v. i.) To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.
Arise (v. i.) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.
There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph. -- Ex. i. 8.
The doubts that in his heart arose. -- Milton.
Arise (v. i.) To proceed; to issue; to spring.
Whence haply mention may arise Of something not unseasonable to ask. -- Milton.
Around (adv.) In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
Around (adv.) In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.
Around (adv.) Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.]
Note: See Round, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used.
Around (prep.) On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. -- Dryden.
Around (prep.) From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]
Around (adv.) In the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn: about, around].
Around (adv.) By a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond".
Around (adv.) Used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: about, around].
Around (adv.) In a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around".
Around (adv.) (Of quantities) Imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so].
Around (adv.) In or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" [syn: about, around]
Around (adv.) To a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper".
Around (adv.) All around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: about, around].
Around (adv.) In circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around".
Around (adv.) From beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn: round, around].
Arousal (n.) 喚起；覺醒；激勵 The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.
Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature. -- Hare.
Arousal (n.) The act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" [syn: arousal, rousing].
Arousal (n.) A state of heightened physiological activity.
Arousal (n.) Awakening from sleep.
Arousal (n.) Mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse [syn: foreplay, arousal, stimulation].
Aroused (imp. & p. p.) of Arouse.
Arousing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arouse.
Arouse (v. t.) 喚起；激動，使奮發；激起……的情慾；叫醒 (v. i.) 激動，發奮；醒來 To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. -- Cowper.
No suspicion was aroused. -- Merivale.
Arouse (v.) Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}].
Arouse (v.) Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {dope off}, {doze off}, {drift off}, {drop off}, {drowse off}, {fall asleep}, {flake out}, {nod off}].
Arouse (v.) Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}].
Arouse (v.) Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk up}] [ant: {calm}, {de-energise}, {de-energize}, {sedate}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillise}, {tranquillize}].
Arouse (v.) Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}].
Arouse (v.) To begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: {arouse}, {stir}].
Arouse (v.) Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {excite}, {turn on}, {wind up}].
Arow (adv.) In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order. -- Shak.
And twenty, rank in rank, they rode arow. -- Dryden.
Aroynt (interj.) See Aroint.
Arpeggio (n.) (Mus.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played. Arpent
Arpeggio (n.) A chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously.
Arpent (n.) Alt. of Arpen.
Arpen (n.) Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.
Arpent (n.) 阿邦（法國舊制面積單位；約等於六分之五英畝，亦作arpen） A former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre.
Arpent, () A quantity of land containing a French acre. 4 Hall's Law Journal, 518.
Arpentator (n.) The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur, a land surveyor. [R.]
Arpentator, () from arpent. A measurer or surveyor of land.
Arpine (n.) An arpent. [Obs.] -- Webster (1623).
Arquated (a.) Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved. [R.]
Arquebus (n.) Alt. of Arquebuse.
Arquebuse (n.) A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also harquebus.]
Arquebus (n.) An obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut].
Arquebusade (n.) The shot of an arquebus. -- Ash.
Arquebusade (n.) A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds. -- Parr.
Arquebusier (n.) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. -- E. Lodge.
Arquifoux (n.) Same as Alquifou.
Arrach (n.) See Orach.
Arrack (n.) A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.
Arrack (n.) Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses [syn: arrack, arak].
Arragonite (n.) See Aragonite.
Arraigned (imp. & p. p.) of Arraign.
Arraigning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arraign.
Arraign (n.) Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns. -- Blackstone. Macaulay.
Arraign (v. t.) (Old Eng. Law) To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.
Arraign (v. t.) (Law) 【律】傳訊；提訊；控告 [（+on/ for）]；責難；指責 [（+for）] To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint. -- Blackstone.
Arraign (v. t.) To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
They will not arraign you for want of knowledge. -- Dryden.
It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the Christian body should now be arraigned by the world. -- I. Taylor.
Syn: To accuse; impeach; charge; censure; criminate; indict; denounce. See {Accuse}.
Arraign (v.) Call before a court to answer an indictment.
Arraign (v.) Accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy.
Arraigner (n.) One who arraigns. -- Coleridge.
Arraignment (n.) [U] [C]【律】傳訊；提訊；控告；指責；責難 (Law) The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.
Arraignment (n.) A calling to an account to faults; accusation.
In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition. -- Dryden.
Arraignment (n.) A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment.
Arraignment (n.), crim. law practice. Signifies the calling of the defendant to the bar of the court, to answer the accusation contained in the indictment. It consists of three parts.
Arraignment (n.) Calling the defendant to the bar by his name, and commanding him to hold up his hand; this is done for the purpose of completely identifying the prisoner, as the person named in the indictment; the holding up his hand is not, however, indispensable, for if the prisoner should refuse to do so, he may be identified by any admission that he is the person intended. 1 Bl. Rep. 3.
Arraignment (n.) The reading of the indictment to enable him fully to understand, the charge to be produced against him; The mode in which it is read is, after' saying, "A B, hold up your hand," to proceed, "you stand indicted by the name of A B, late of, &c., for that you on, &c." and then go
through the whole of the indictment.
Arraignment (n.) After this is concluded, the clerk proceeds to the third part, by adding, "How say you, A B, are you guilty or not guilty?" Upon this, if the prisoner, confesses the charge, the confession is recorded, and nothing further is done till judgment if, on the contrary, he answers "not guilty", that plea is entered for him, and the clerk or attorney general, replies that he is guilty; when an issue is formed. Vide generally, Dalt. J. h.t.; Burn's J. h.t.; Williams; J. h.t.; 4 Bl. Com. 322; Harg. St. Tr. 4 vol. 777, 661; 2 Hale, 219; Cro. C. C. 7; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 414.
Arraiment (v. t.) Alt. of Arrayment. Clothes; raiment. [Obs.]