*arene*

a. Having the neck bare. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being bare. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. carena, corrupted fr. quarentena. See Quarantine. ] (Ecol.) A fast of forty days on bread and water. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lac, lactis, milk. ] A preparation of casein from milk, used in printing calico. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ L. Nazarenus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; Nazareth. ] 1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. paraenesis, Gr. parai`nesis, fr. parainei^n to advise. ] Exhortation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. parainetiko`s: cf. F. parénétique. ] Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [ R. ] F. Potter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being rare. [ 1913 Webster ]

And let the rareness the small gift commend. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. AS. spaernis frugality. ] The quality or state of being lean or thin; leanness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being square; as, an instrument to try the squareness of work. [ 1913 Webster ]