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101arbitrator — /ahr bi tray teuhr/, n. a person chosen to decide a dispute or settle differences, esp. one formally empowered to examine the facts and decide the issue. [1400 50; late ME arbitratour < LL; see ARBITRATE, TOR] * * * …
102arbitrement — /ahr bi treuh meuhnt/, n. arbitrament. * * * …
103arbitrer — /ahr bi treuhr/, n. Obs. arbitrator. [1350 1400; ME arbitrour < AF < LL arbitrator ; see ARBITRATOR] * * * …
104arbitress — /ahr bi tris/, n. a woman who is an arbiter. [1300 50; ME < MF arbitresse, equiv. to arbitre ARBIT(E)R + esse ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * …
105arbored — /ahr beuhrd/, adj. 1. furnished with an arbor. 2. lined with trees; shaded. Also, esp. Brit., arboured. [ARBOR1 + ED3] * * * …
106arboreous — /ahr bawr ee euhs, bohr /, adj. 1. abounding in trees; wooded. 2. arboreal (def. 2). 3. arborescent. [1640 50; < L arboreus of trees, equiv. to arbor tree + eus EOUS] * * * …
107arboretum — /ahr beuh ree teuhm/, n., pl. arboretums, arboreta / teuh/. a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display. [1830 40; < L arboretum a plantation of trees, equiv. to arbor tree + etum suffix denoting place… …
108arborio — /ahr bawr ee oh , bohr /, n. a variety of cultivated short grain rice with a high starch content: used esp. for risotto. * * * …
109arborist — /ahr beuhr ist/, n. a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests. [1570 80; ARBOR3 + IST] * * * …
110arborization — /ahr beuhr euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. a treelike appearance, as in certain minerals or fossils. 2. Anat. the branchlike appearance characteristic of certain nerve cell outgrowths. [1785 95; ARBOR3 + IZATION] * * * …
