English English Dictionary

of Arraign

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.

A calling to an account to faults; accusation.

Alt. of Arrayment

To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.

To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking.

of Arrange

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linnaean arrangement of plants.

Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.

Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.

The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.

A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.

One who arranges.

of Arrange

Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.

Thorough or downright, in a good sense.

Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully.

To furnish with an arras.

Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.