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The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. Many other architectures besides Gothic. Ruskin.

To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.] Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. Spenser.

An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges.

rtain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.

nds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.

stic of, or originating with, the aristocracy; as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or manners. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness, n.

Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin; also, a print so made.

tols, etc. -- A stand of arms, a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone. -- To arms! a summons to war or battle. -- Under arms, armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade. Arm's end, Arm's length, Arm's reach.…

One who arraigns. Coleridge.

nd. Pharaoh . . . arrayed him in vestures of fine linen. Gen. xli. In gelid caves with horrid gloom arrayed. Trumbull.

Obs.] God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and arrect. Smalridge.

Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise.

or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presump…

In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.

Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also arsenious acid, white arsenic, and ratsbane.

ernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.

ing jointed; connection of parts. [R.] That definiteness and articulation of imagery. Coleridge.

An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europæum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.

A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot.

disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.