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A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei."

pecifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. Luke xxii. 44.

An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid. Aid prayer (Law), a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit. -- To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance.

be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.

Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; as, the airiness of young persons.

t man . . . which gave much alms to the people. Acts x. 2. Alms are but the vehicles of prayer. Dryden. Tenure by free alms. See Frankalmoign. Blackstone.

Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.

An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily. It is used as a noun, to demote: (a) concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; (b) the final word or act; (c) Christ…

Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.

To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] Gower.

Earnest prayer; devout wish. [Obs.] A solemn apprecation of good success. Bp. Hall.

ating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Chambers.

Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. -- Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. -- Argillaceous schist or state. See Argillite.

Argillaceous; clayey. Sir T. Browne.

ak. The abstract or argument of the piece. Jeffrey. [Shields] with boastful argument portrayed. Milton.

Of or pertaining to Armenia. Armenian bole, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc. -- Armenian stone. (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli. (b) Emery.

hord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.

place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal. By torch and trumpet fast arrayed, Each horseman drew his battle blade. Campbell. These doubts will be arrayed before their minds. Farrar.

unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears. The old arrearages . . . being defrayed. Howell.

A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspex. [Written also haruspice.]