n.; pl. Areas [ L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. Are, n. ] 1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some vast amphitheater. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The inclosed space on which a building stands. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

The largest area of human history and man's common nature. F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dry area. See under Dry. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. L. arealis, fr. area. ] Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ AS. ār&aemacr_;ran. See Rear. ] To raise; to set up; to stir up. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ See Arrear, adv. ] Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. [ OE. areden, AS. ār&aemacr_;dan to interpret. See Read. ] 1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To read. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct. [ 1913 Webster ]

But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To decree; to adjudge. [ Archaic ] Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress.
Syn. -- genus Barbarea.. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; strong. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Caesareus, Caesarianus. ] Of or pertaining to Cæsar or the Cæsars; imperial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as caesarean section. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
Syn. -- cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Cancellarean. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
Syn. -- caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Same as Cæsarean, Cæsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as caesarian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Same as cesarean section.
Syn. -- cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, C-section, cesarean, caesarean. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a resident of Delaware.
Syn. -- Delawarian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones.
Syn. -- macula, yellow spot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Nectareous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a nectary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nectareus: cf. F. nectaréen. ] Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. “nectarean juice.” Talfourd. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works. [ Written also Shakespearian, Shakspearean, Shakspearian, Shaksperean, Shaksperian.etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being or living under Tartarus; infernal. “Subtartarean powers.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. tartareus: cf. F. tartaréen. ] Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish. [ 1913 Webster ]