English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Arrowhead
(n.)
The head of an arrow.
Arrowhead
(n.)
An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp. S.
sagittifolia, -- named from the shape of the leaves.
Arrowheaded
(a.)
Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.
Arrowroot
(n.)
A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M.
arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the
Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by
poisoned arrows.
Arrowroot
(n.)
A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of
Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids;
also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species
of Maranta and Curcuma.
Arrowwood
(n.)
A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and
thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.
Arrowworm
(n.)
A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living
at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.
Arrowy
(a.)
Consisting of arrows.
Arrowy
(a.)
Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an
arrow; swift; darting; piercing.
Arroyo
(n.)
A water course; a rivulet.
Arroyo
(n.)
The dry bed of a small stream.
Arroyos
(pl. )
of Arroyo
Arschin
(n.)
See Arshine.
Arse
(n.)
The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the
fundament; the bottom.
Arsenal
(n.)
A public establishment for the storage, or for the
manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether
for land or naval service.
Arsenate
(n.)
A salt of arsenic acid.
Arseniate
(n.)
See Arsenate.
Arsenic
(n.)
One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal
in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with
the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though
usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356¡
Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with
silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and
realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the
true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are
active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75.
Symbol As.
Arsenic
(a.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those
compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence;
as, arsenic acid.
Arsenic
(n.)
Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also
arsenious acid, white arsenic, and ratsbane.