a rester

Old spelling of ARRESTER. * a-rěs-týn, v.t. Old spelling of ARREST. ăr-ě-tā-ics, s. [ARE TO LOGY.] à-rê'te, s. [Fr., from Lat. arista = an ear of corn; cf. acer and aro.] (See extract.) "I have heard an arête described as an infinitely narrow ridge of rock with an everlasting vertical precipice on one side, and one longer and steeper on the other." Rev. J. F. Hardy , in Peaks , Pa es , & Glaciers (1860), p. 210. IMG:content-0734.jpg:[blocks in formation] 1. Cla . Myth. One of Diana's nymphs, who was transformed into a fountain. 2. Ancient Geog. The name of several fountains, and notably one at Syracuse. 3. Astron.: An asteroid, the ninety-fifth found. It was discovered by Luther on the 23rd of November, 1867. 4. Bot . A genus of plants belonging to the order Orchid aceæ, or Orchids. The only known species is A. bulbosa , found in North America.