Arrow

ar'ro, n. a straight, pointed weapon, made to be shot from a bow,— n. Arrow -head, ar'rC-hed. Arrow-headed, ar'rC-hcd'ed, adj. shaped like the head of an arrow. [A.S. ateu/e; Ice Sr, akin perhaps to Ice brr, the swift Arrowroot, arr0-ro5t, a starch obtained from the roots of certain plants growing chiefly in W. Indies, and much used as food for invalids and children. (Said to be so named lie cause used by the Indians of S. America as an antidote against wounds caused by poisoned arrows.]