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A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a c

A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.

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

A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. Argand burner, a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied.

s an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern. His whole family are accused of being aristocrats. Romilly.

A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. "The whole united armament of Greece." Glover.

r framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss.

on similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.

As much as the arm can hold.

designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere. Nichol.

Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays. Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.

One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).

The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.

A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.

count to faults; accusation. In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition. Dryden.

The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers. A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers. Prescott.

To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. Buckminster.

g of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected.

] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum. Holland. There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich. Macaulay.

trachea or windpipe. [Obs.] "Under the artery, or windpipe, is the mouth of the stomach." Holland.