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Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by Milton.]

Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves).

Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.

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

Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.

sian Argas, also called Miana bug, is A. Persicus; that of Central America, called talaje by the natives, is A. Talaje.

, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface. Weale.

on in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.

To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.

Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.

A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.

Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony. Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs harmonic. Foreign Quart. Rev.

Government by the best citizens.

Divination by means of numbers.

The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.

A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic (#), a.

To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.] And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave: come, arm him. Shak. Arm your prize; I know you will not lose him. Two N. Kins.

next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire. Jacob.

A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.

man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second.