*ark*

v. t. & i. 1. to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; -- contrasted with parallel-park. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ From Angostura, in Venezuela. ] A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or Galipea officinalis). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines, liqueurs and bitters. U. S. Disp. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

See Angostura bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. 'arkei^n to keep off. ] 1. A chest, or coffer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a resident of Arkansas.
Syn. -- Arkansawyer [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a resident of Arkansas.
Syn. -- Arkansan [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Belonging to the ark. [ R. ] Faber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F ] (Petrog) A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

(Zool.) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not relying on imports; -- of countries. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. economic independence as a national policy.
Syn. -- autarchy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Literally, bare sark or shirt. ] A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Barked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Barking. ] 1. To strip the bark from; to peel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break. ] 1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. [ 1913 Webster ]

They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Barkentine. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidæ), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made of bark. [ Poetic ] Whittier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Bark, n., a vessel. ] (Naut.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [ Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc. ] See Illust. in Append. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who strips trees of their bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg&unr_; passers by to make purchases. [ Cant, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A pistol. [ Slang ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The spotted redshank. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Dr. Barker, the inventor. ] A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tanhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees. Gardner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pair of pistols. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) An insect of the family Coccidæ, which infests the bark of trees and vines. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is Pulvinaria innumerabilis; that of the pear is Lecanium pyri. See Orange scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered with, or containing, bark. “The barky fingers of the elm.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. barque, fr. Sp. or It. barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See Larkspur. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Surveying) 1. Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. such as: (a) A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured. (b) a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as benchmarks for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test. [ PJC ]

{ , n. [ Russ. baidarka, dim. Cf. Baidar. ] A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame. [ Alaska ] The Century. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.
Syn. -- birchbark canoe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake. Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the illicit buying and selling of goods, in violation of price controls, rationing, tax laws, prohibition of sale, etc. [ PJC ]

2. a place where such illegal commerce is conducted, or the entire system of such illicit commerce considered as a whole; as, the black market accounts for twenty percent of the Ukrainian economy. [ PJC ]

adj. distributed or sold illicitly.
Syn. -- bootleg, contraband, smuggled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. bosch wood + varken pig. ] (Zool.) The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw. bolwerk, Dan. bolvärk, bulvärk, rampart; akin to G. bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See Bole stem, and Work, n., and cf. Boulevard. ] 1. (Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection. [ 1913 Webster ]

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our island. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. (Naut.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck, usually a fencelike structure around the deck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Rampart. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bulwarked p. pr. & vb. n. Bulwarking. ] To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed
With rising towers. Glover. [ 1913 Webster ]

A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. cark, fr. a dialectic form of F. charge; cf. W. carc anxiety, care, Arm karg charge, burden. See Charge, and cf. Cargo. ] A noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry. [ Archaic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His heavy head, devoid of careful cark. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fling cark and care aside. Motherwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Freedom from the cares of money and the cark of fashion. R. D. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubled in mind; to worry or grieve. [ R. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor can a man, independently . . . of God's blessing, care and cark himself one penny richer. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A carcanet. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares. [ 1913 Webster ]