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  • 1arrow — (n.) early 14c., from O.E. arwan, earlier earh arrow, possibly borrowed from O.N. ör (gen. örvar), from P.Gmc. *arkhwo (Cf. Goth. arhwanza), from PIE root *arku bow and/or arrow, source of Latin arcus (see ARC (Cf. arc) (n.)). The ground sense… …

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  • 2arrow — [ar′ō, er′ō] n. [OE earh, arwe; akin to Goth arhwa (for IE base see ARC); orig. sense of arrow was “belonging to the bow”] 1. a slender shaft, usually pointed at one end and feathered at the other, for shooting from a bow 2. anything like an… …

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  • 3arrow — arrowless, adj. arrowlike, adj. /ar oh/, n. 1. a slender, straight, generally pointed missile or weapon made to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight. 2. anything resembling an …

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  • 4Sagittarius — Sag it*ta ri*us, n. [L., literally, an archer, fr. sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.] (Astron.) (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [[sagittarius]] in… …

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