English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Arch
(n.)
A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges
or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.
Arch
(n.)
Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into
the arch of a bridge.
Arch
(n.)
Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the
aorta.
Arch
(v. t.)
To cover with an arch or arches.
Arch
(v. t.)
To form or bend into the shape of an arch.
Arch
(v. i.)
To form into an arch; to curve.
Arch
(a.)
Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.
Arch
(a.)
Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch
look, word, lad.
Arch
(n.)
A chief.
A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch.
A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.
A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
Archaean
(a.)
Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological
history.
Archaean
(n.)
The earliest period in geological period, extending up to
the Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the
appearance of life, and an Eozoic age, including the earliest forms of
life.
Archaeography
(n.)
A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity or
antiquities.
Archaeolithic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; --
applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.
Archaeologian
(n.)
An archaeologist.
Alt. of Archaeological
Relating to archaeology, or antiquities; as,
archaeological researches.
Archaeologist
(n.)
One versed in archaeology; an antiquary.