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<h1>Arietta, Ariette</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw><hw>A`ri*et"ta</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ar`i*ette"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>arietta</ets>, dim. of <ets>aria</ets>; F. <ets>ariette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short aria, or air.</def> "A military <i>ariette</i>."

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Aright</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>A*right"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>right</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; <as>as, to worship God <ex>aright</ex></as>.</def>

<mhw><h1>Aril, Arillus</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>Ar"il</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*ril"lus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From LL. <ets>arilli</ets> dry grapes, perh. fr. L. <ets>aridus</ets> dry: cf. F,. <ets>arille</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an <i>aril</i>.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<mhw><h1>Arillate . Arllated, Ariled</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>Ar"il*late</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <hw>Ar"l*la`ted</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ar"iled</hw> <tt>(#)</tt></mhw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. NL. <ets>arillatus</ets>, F. <ets>arill\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having an aril.</def>

<h1>Ariman</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>A"ri*man</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Ahriman</er>.</def>

<h1>Ariolation</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>Ar`i*o*la"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ariolatio</ets>, <ets>hariolatio</ets>, fr. <ets>hariolari</ets> to prophesy, fr. <ets>hariolus</ets> soothsayer.]</ety> <def>A soothsaying; a foretelling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Ariose</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>Ar"i*ose</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>arioso</ets>, fr. <ets>aria</ets>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.</def>

<blockquote>Mendelssohn wants the <b>ariose</b> beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs harmonic. <i>Foreign Quart. Rev.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Arioso</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>A`ri*o"so</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv. & a.</tt> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.</def>

<h1>Arise</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>A*rise"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp.</tt> <er>Arose</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Arising</er>; <tt>p. p.</tt> <er>Arisen</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms>. <ety>[AS. <ets>\'ber\'c6san</ets>; <ets>\'be</ets> (equiv. to Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, <ets>ur-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning out) + <ets>r\'c6san</ets> to rise; cf. Goth. <ets>urreisan</ets> to arise. See</tt> <er>Rise</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; <as>as, to <ex>arise</ex> from a kneeling posture; a cloud <ex>arose</ex>; the sun <ex>ariseth</ex>; he <ex>arose</ex> early in the morning.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; <as>as, the waves of the sea <ex>arose</ex>; a persecution <ex>arose</ex>; the wrath of the king shall <ex>arise</ex>.</as></def>

<blockquote>There <b>arose</b> up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph. <i>Ex. i. 8.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The doubts that in his heart <b>arose</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To proceed; to issue; to spring.</def>

<blockquote>Whence haply mention may <b>arise</b>

Of something not unseasonable to ask. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

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