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A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser.

A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies.

Belonging to the ark. [R.] Faber.

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

An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.

An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or officinalis). U. S. Disp.

See Angostura bark.

A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.

To strip the bark from; to peel.

etle of many species (family Scolytidæ), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage.

An insect of the family Coccidæ, which infests the bark of trees and vines.

Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. Byron.

Same as Barkentine.

Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.

One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors.

Made of bark. [Poetic] Whittier.

g the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.

An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.

A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.

A tanhouse.