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Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. -- Ar`gil*lit"ic, a.

A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical. Simmonds.

es in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon. Cowell. Blackstone.

oner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint. Blackstone.

in every county, to muster and array the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war. Blackstone.

ish. [Eng.] [Written also arish, ersh, etc.] The moment we entered the stubble or arrish. Blackw. Mag.

To black art; magic. [Obs.] Shak. Art and part (Scots Law), share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime, whether by advice or by assistance in the execution; complicity.

A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory.

cies having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly (Zoöl.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.

or calumniate; as, to asperse a poet or his writings; to asperse a man's character. With blackest crimes aspersed. Cowper.

Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and 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 als…

or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. Blackstone. Wharton. Practically, however, the word assault is used to include the battery. Mozley & W.

amount of. This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by commissioners in the act. Blackstone.

r liable to the creditors and legatees, so far as such goods or estate may extend. Story. Blackstone.

quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.; as, rent of assize. Glanvill. Spelman. Cowell. Blackstone. Tomlins. Burrill.

of death to the resurrection of the body. Thodey. That calm assumption of the virtues. W. Black.

Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.

Black, like ink; inky; atramental. [Obs.] Derham.

Of or pertaining to ink; inky; black, like ink; as, atramental galls; atramentous spots.

Coal-black; very black.