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The act of drying, or the state of growing dry. The arefaction of the earth. Sir M. Hale.

To dry, or make dry. Bacon.

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.

Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.

Sandy; as, arenarious soil.

A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body. Dunglison.

In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.

A palm tree (Saguerus saccharifer) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.

An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana.

Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan.

Sandy; full of sand. Johnson.

Full of fine sand; like sand. [Obs.]

The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.

Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ. reolar tissue (Anat.), a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areolæ, between them.

Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.

Division into areolæ. Dana.

Same as Areola.

A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.

An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.

Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.