English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Arraigning
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Arraign
Arraignment
(n.)
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.
Arraiment
(v. t.)
Alt. of Arrayment
Arrange
(v. t.)
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.
Arrange
(v. t.)
To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to
arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking.
Arranged
(imp. & p. p.)
of Arrange
Arrangement
(n.)
The act of arranging or putting in an orderly
condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in
suitable form.
Arrangement
(n.)
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.
Arrangement
(n.)
Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we
have made arrangement for receiving company.
Arrangement
(n.)
Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties
have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes;
a satisfactory arrangement.
Arrangement
(n.)
The adaptation of a composition to voices or
instruments for which it was not originally written.
Arrangement
(n.)
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.
Arranger
(n.)
One who arranges.
Arranging
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Arrange
Arrant
(a.)
Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in
a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.
Arrant
(a.)
Thorough or downright, in a good sense.
Arrantly
(adv.)
Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently;
shamefully.
Arras
(v. t.)
To furnish with an arras.
Arras
(n.)
Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or
hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.