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The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.

ve, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise. There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph. Ex. i. 8. The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton.

The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.

The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant.

An inlet of water from the sea.

a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom. Totten.

A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. Johnson.

Seamless. [R.]

To bring to shore. [Obs.] And made the sea-trod ship arrive them. Chapman.

A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.

A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.

edge or skill. The fishermen can't employ their art with so much success in so troubled a sea. Addison.

An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.

Any disease of the joints.

Of or pertaining to the joints; as, an articular disease; an articular process.

people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindoo

amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.

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

nd burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.

Usually attending a disease, but not always; as, assident signs, or symptoms.