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Traditional English :: arch(1)
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archness.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a a curved structure as an opening or a support for a bridge, roof, floor, etc. b an arch used in building as an ornament.
2 any arch-shaped curve, e.g. as on the inner side of the foot, the eyebrows, etc. --v. 1 tr. provide with or form into an arch.
2 tr. span like an arch.
3 intr. form an arch. [ME f. OF arche ult. f. L arcus arc] |
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Traditional English :: arch(2)
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archness.html - adj. self-consciously or affectedly playful or teasing. archly adv. archness n. [ARCH-, orig. in arch rogue etc.] |
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Traditional English :: arch-
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archness.html - comb. form 1 chief, superior (archbishop; archdiocese; archduke). 2 pre-eminent of its kind (esp. in unfavourable senses) (arch-enemy). [OE arce- or OF arche-, ult. f. Gk arkhos chief] |
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Traditional English :: arch-enemy
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archness.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 a chief enemy.
2 the Devil. |
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Traditional English :: Archaean
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archness.html - adj. & n. (US Archean) --adj. of or relating to the earlier part of the Precambrian era. --n. this time. [Gk arkhaios ancient f. arkhe beginning] |
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Traditional English :: archaeology
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archness.html - n. (US archeology) the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains. archaeologic adj. archaeological adj. archaeologist n. archaeologize v.intr. (also -ise). [mod.L archaeologia f. Gk arkhaiologia ancient history (as ARCHAEAN, -LOGY)] |
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