{ } a. [ Cf. F. anarchique. ] Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; as, anarchic despotism; anarchical opinions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. anarchisme. ] The doctrine or practice of anarchists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. anarchiste. ] An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To reduce to anarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; government. ] Opposition to government in general. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who opposes all government. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Opposed to all human government. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } Opposed to monarchial government. Bp. Benson. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An enemy to monarchial government. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L., archi-, Gr. 'archi-, a prefix which is from the same root as 'a`rchein to be first, to begin; 'archh the first place, beginning; 'archo`s chief. Cf. AS. arce-, erce-, OHG. erzi-, G. erz-. ] A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In (Biol.) and (Anat.) it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL.; pref. archi- + annelida. ] (Zool.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. archiatrus, Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; + &unr_; physician, &unr_; to heal. ] Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp. adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Pref. archi + blastula. ] (Biol.) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a cœloblastula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'archiko`s able to govern, fr. 'archh` beginning, government. See Arch-, pref. ] Chief; primary; primordial. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. archidiaconus, Gr. &unr_;, equiv. to E. archdeacon. ] Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. archi- + episcopacy. ] 1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state or dignity of an archbishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. archi- + episcopal. ] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. archi- + episcopate. ] The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. 'archierey`s; pref. 'archi- (E. arch-) + "ierey`s priest.] The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton. [1913 Webster]

n. [ OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil. ] 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [ Written also orchal and orchil. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Archilochius. ] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. archiluth, It. arciliuto. ] (Mus.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL.; pref. archi- + L. magus, Gr. ma`gos, a Magian. ] 1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A great magician, wizard, or enchanter. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. archimandrita, LGr. 'archimandri`ths; pref. 'archi (E. arch-) + ma`ndra an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery. ] (Gr. Church) (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Archimedeus. ] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Archimedean screw, or
Archimedes' screw, an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end. Francis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>pr. n.. [ Gr. 'Archimh`dhs. ] Born at Syracuse about 287 b. c.: died at Syracuse, 212 b. c. The most celebrated geometrician of antiquity. He is said to have been a relative of King Hiero of Syracuse, to have traveled early in life in Egypt, and to have been the pupil of Conon the Samian at Alexandria. His most important services were rendered to pure geometry, but his popular fame rests chiefly on his application of mathematical theory to mechanics. He invented the water-screw, and discovered the principle of the lever. Concerning the latter the famous saying is attributed to him, "Give me where I may stand and I will move the world " (do`s pou^ stw^ kai` to`n ko`smos kinh`sw). By means of military engines which he invented he postponed the fall of Syracuse when besieged by Marcellus 214-212 b. c., whose fleet he is incorrectly said to have destroyed by mirrors reflecting the sun's rays. He detected the admixture of silver, and determined the proportions of the two metals, in a crown ordered by Hiero to be made of pure gold. The method of detecting the alloy, without destroying the crown, occurred to him as he stepped in the bath and observed the overflow caused by the displacement of the water. He ran home through the street naked crying heureka, "I have found it." He was killed at the capture of Syracuse by Marcellus. Century Dict. 1906 [ PJC ]

n. 1. The arched part of a structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Hogging; -- opposed to sagging. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum.
Syn. -- paleocortex [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to an archipelago. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -goes or -gos [ It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref &unr_; + &unr_; sea, perh. akin to &unr_; blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See Plague. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pref. 'archi- (E. arch-) + ptery`gion wing, fin. ] (Anat.) The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. architectus, architecton, Gr. &unr_; chief artificer, master builder; pref. 'archi- (E. archi-) + &unr_; workman, akin to &unr_; art, skill, &unr_; to produce: cf. F. architecte, It. architetto. See Technical. ] 1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A contriver, designer, or maker. [ 1913 Webster ]

The architects of their own happiness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

A French woman is a perfect architect in dress. Coldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Used in building; proper for building. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. architectonique. ] 1. The science of architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. architectonicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Architect. ] 1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. “Architectonic wisdom.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An architect. [ Obs. ] North. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female architect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture. -- Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect. ] 1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Many other architectures besides Gothic. Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. [ 1913 Webster ]

The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Military architecture, the art of fortifications. --
Naval architecture, the art of building ships. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a kind of squid. ] (Zool.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. architrave, fr. It. architrave; pref. archi- + trave beam, L. trabs. ] (Arch.) (a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column. (b) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with an architrave. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Archives [ F. archives, pl., L. archivum, archium, fr. Gr. &unr_; government house, &unr_; &unr_; archives, fr. &unr_; the first place, government. See Archi-, pref. ] 1. pl. The place in which public records or historic documents are kept. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our words . . . . become records in God's court, and are laid up in his archives as witnesses. Gov. of Tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Rarely used in sing. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Some rotten archive, rummaged out of some seldom explored press. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Registers; records; chronicles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a collection of records especially about an institution. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a place where historical records and documents are kept. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. archiviste. ] A keeper of archives or records. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]