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To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.] J. Morse.

To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider. This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but a buzz, soon got a sting in the king's head, and he violently apprehended it. Fuller. The eternal laws, such as the heroic age a…

The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension.

To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

n of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.

right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. Blackstone. Common appurtenatn. (Law) See under Common, n.

umerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the cipher 0. -- Gum arabic. See under Gum.

Plowing; tillage. [R.] Lands are said to be in a state of aration when they are under tillage. Brande.

Formed by trees. [Obs.] From under shady, arborous roof. Milton.

ed during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic.

tive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination.

A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.

A way or passage under an arch.

Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature.

ht. The largest area of human history and man's common nature. F. Harrison. Dry area. See under Dry.

n armor, sometimes described as armed cap-à-pie. Cussans. -- Armed en flute. (Naut.) See under Flute. -- Armed magnet, a magnet provided with an armature. -- Armed neutrality. See under Neutrality.

The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. Bacon.

Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n.

, supporters, motto, etc. -- Submarine, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.

t; 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. See under Arm.