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Arctic: Definition and part of speech

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Arctic

  1. n. A warm waterproof overshoe.
  2. a. Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature.
  3. n. The arctic circle.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Architrave: Definition and part of speech

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Architrave

  1. n. The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.
  2. n. The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Archive: Definition and part of speech

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Archive

  1. n. Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family.
  2. n. The place in which public records or historic documents are kept.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Archivolt: Definition and part of speech

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Archivolt

  1. n. More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
  2. n. The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Archilute: Definition and part of speech

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Archilute

  1. n. A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.