aroph (arof)

[Said to be arose (a-rōz'). Preterit of arise. a rotelle (ä rō-tel'le). [It.: a ( n. around (a-round'), prep. phr. as adv. and prep. [ME. around, aronde, a round; Dryden, tr. of Ovid's Meta morph., i. 223. And naught above, below, around, Of life or death, of sight or sound. Whittier, New-England Legend. 2. From place to place; here and there; about: as, to travel around from city to city. [U. S.] -3. About; near: as, he waited around till the fight was over. [U. S.] II. prep. 1. About; on all sides; encircling; encompa ing. A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. Dryden, Æneid. Around us ever lies the enchanted land, In marvels rich to thine own sons displayed. Jones Very, Poems, p. 52. IMG:content-1151.png:[blocks in formation] Coquimbo, a seaport town of Chili, + -ite2 .] A mineral silver amalgam, occurring in small octahedrons and in arborescent forms. It con- tains 86 per cent. of silver, and is the chief ore of the rich silver-mines of Arqueros. And all her bones might through her cheekes be red. Spenser, F. Q., V. xii. 29. arrl (är), n. [E. dial., ärr =Dan. ar , a scar.] A scar. arr2t, v. t. [ arren , vex, arre = AS. ierre , yrre , corre , anger, as adj. gry; cf. Dan. arrig , angry, which, however, is commonly a ociated with Dan. Norw. Św. arg, wicked, bad, G. arg = AS. earg , timid, IMG:content-1152.png:[blocks in formation] with a sense subsequently lost in the technical use, Goth. hramjan , us - hramjan , crucify, lit. hang (cf. OHG. ram a, MHG. rame , ram , G. rah- men = D. raam =Dan. ram me =Sw. ram , frame, support), = Gr. κρεμᾶν , κρεμαννύναι , hang.] In old law , to appeal to; claim; demand: in the phrase to arraign an a ize , to demand, and hence to institute or prepare, a trial or an action. arraigner (a-ra'ner), n. [ arraign + -er1.] The ordinary name for the Iconoclasts is the arraigners of Christianity. Milman , Latin Christianity. arraignment (a-ran'ment), n. [ arraign1 + -ment.] 1. In law , the act of arraigning; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an accusation. The form usu- ally includes calling the prisoner, sometimes requiring him to stand or hold up his hand by way of identification, reading the indictment to him, and asking him whether he pleads guilty or not guilty. 2. Accusation before any tribunal, as that of reason, taste, etc.; a calling in question for faults; accusation. But this secret arraignment of the king did not content the unquiet prelate. Milman , Latin Christianity, viii. 8. The sixth satire seems only an arraignment of the whole sex. Dryden, Ded. of Æneid. arracelt, v . t . See aracel , arase1 . arrace2t, n. See arras1 . arpeggio (ar-pej'o), n. [It., lit. harping, ar- peggiare , play on the harp, arpa , harp, harp .] 1. The arracht, n. See orach. sounding of the notes of an instrumental chord arrachet, v . t. See arace1 . in rapid succe ion, either upward or (rarely) downward, as in harp-playing, instead of si- multaneously.-2. A chord thus sounded; a broken chord. arraché (ar-a-sha'), a . [F., pp. of arracher , uproot: see arace1 .] In her . , torn up by the roots: applied to plants used as bearings, and to whatever has the appearance of having been severed by violence. Erased is now in more general use. arrack (ar'ak), n. [Better spelled arack , for- merly arak , arac ; now commonly shortened to rack ; F. arack = Sp. arac = Pg. araca , araque , arak , Tamil araku , aruki , ' araq , sweat, spirit, juice, e ence, distilled spirits, ' arqiy , arrack, brandy; ' araqa , sweat, perspire.. The forms arak , ark i (Tatar), and araki (Egyp- tian) are from the same source, the name being applicable to any spirituous liquor.] Originally the name of a strong liquor made in southern Asia from the fermented juice of the date, but used in many parts of Asia and eastern Africa for strong liquors of different kinds. It is made in Goa from the sap of the cocoa-palm, and in Batavia from rice; and the arrack of eastern and northern India arpent (är'pent; F. pron. är-pon'), n. [Early mod. E. also arpen , arpine ; arpent = Pr. arpen, aripin = Sp. arapende , arpennus , Arragonese, n. and a. arpenna, arpendus, arpendium , etc., ara- arrah (ar'a), interj . A common Anglo-Irish ex- pennis, L. are pennis, a word of Celtic origin. Columella (5, 1, 6) says: "Galli jugerum quoque arepennem vocant." The semi- jugerum was equal to 14,400 square feet.] An old French measure for land. By a royal edict of 1669, it must contain 100 perches of 22 feet each (linearly), or 48,400 square feet. This was called the arpent royal, arpent d'ordonnance, or arpent des eaux et forêts . The common arpent 40,000 square feet, the arpent of Paris 32,400, these being based on perches of 20 and 18 feet. The following are the areas in ares: arpent of Paris, 34.1887; common arpent, 42.2083; royal arpent, 51.0720; English acre, 40.4678. The arpent is still used in Louisiana, and in the province of Quebec. Formerly also arpen , arpine. If he be master Of poor ten arpines of land forty hours longer, Let the world repute me an honest woman. arrameurt, n. [AF., aramer , arramir , aramir = Pr. aramir , arramire , adhramire , etc., pledge, promise, appoint: see arraign2.] A port-officer who superintended the loading and unloading of ve els. arran (ar'an), n. [E. dial.: see arain .] A spi- arrange (a-rānj'), v .; pret. and pp. arranged , ppr. arranging. [ arayngen , arengen , a rangier , arengier , F. arranger , put into a rank, arrange, ad , to) + rangier , ren- gier , range, put into a rank, rang , reng , renc , F. rang, a rank: see rank2 and range .] I. trans. 1. To put in proper order; dispose or set out conformably to a plan or purpose; give a certain collocation to; marshal: as, to ar- range troops for battle. Arrange the board and brim the gla . Tennyson, In Memoriam, cvii. IMG:content-1153.png:[blocks in formation] Is there not something in the pleading eye Of the poor brute that suffers, which arraigns The law that bids it suffer? O. W. Holmes , Rights. =Syn. Accuse , Charge , Indict . See accuse . arraign1 (a-rān'), n . [ arraign1 , v.] Arraign- ment: as, the clerk of the arraigns . Black stone. arraign2+ (a-ran'), v. t. [Early mod. E. also arraine , araine , AF.arraigner , arainer , the lat- ter an error for aramer (> ML. arramare ), OF. aramier , aramir = Pr. aramir = OCat. aremir , adhramire , adchramire , agramire , arramire , etc., . ad , to, + * hramire , prob. orig. arrangement The clouds pa ed slowly through several arrangements. De Quincey, Confe ions (ed. 1862), p. 97. 4. Preparatory measure or negotiation; previous disposition or plan; preparation: commonly in the plural: as, we have made arrange ments for a journey. Previous to his departure he made all due arrangements with the holy fraternity of the convent for the funeral solemnities of his friend. Irving , Sketch-Book, p. 198. An elaborate arrangement was entered into at the same time by the Allied Powers, to provide for a succe ion to Parma in the event of the sovereign dying childle . E. Dicey , Victor Emmanuel, p. 74. 5. Final settlement; adjustment by agreement: as, the arrangement of a dispute.-6. In music : (a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a purpose, for which it was not originally designed. (b) A piece so adapted; a transcription: as, an orchestral ar range ment of a song, an opera, or the like. =Syn. 1. Cla ification, distribution.-2. Structure, form.