Arcyidæ (arsiide)

pl. [NL., Arcys (är's is), n. [NL., άρκυς , a net, a hunter's net, a hair-net: see arain , Aranea .] The typical genus of spiders of the family Ar cyida. Also spelled Arkys. -ard. [F.-ard, OF. re gnard, F. renard, > E. reynard, q. v.), drunkard, wizard, etc. In other force, nally intensive, is now scarcely felt, as in billiard, bombard, placard, standard, tankard, etc. In braggard (also brag gart ) and standard (tree) it has taken the place of -ar1 = -er1; in cockade, originally cockard, and in costard, custard, originally as if costate, crustate, the suffixes -ard and ( -adel ) have changed places.