This page gathers the 5,602 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Archaic” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 3 of 56: from “American tiger” to “aright”.
- American tiger noun puma
- amiss adv Wrongly; mistakenly
- amotion noun removal of a corporate officer from office
- amove verb To dismiss from an office or station.
- amplect verb To embrace.
- amplection noun An embrace.
- amplex verb To embrace.
- ampliation noun Enlargement; amplification.
- amuse verb To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
- amusive adj Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.
- an conj If
- an't verb amn't; am not
- anabiotic noun A restorative remedy; a powerful stimulant.
- anacampsis noun Reflection (of light or sound).
- analepsis noun Recovery of strength after sickness.
- anatomisest verb second-person singular simple present indicative of anatomise (alternative spelling of anatomizest).
- anatomize verb To cut up or dissect (the body of a human being or an animal), specifically for the purpose of investigating its anatomy.
- anatomy noun A skeleton or other dead body.
- anbury noun A wen or spongy wart on the legs or flanks of a horse.
- ancient noun A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
- ancientry noun The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.
- ancillary noun An auxiliary.
- andor noun Synonym of palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter.
- anecdotive adj Anecdotal.
- anemography noun anemology, the scientific description of wind.
- anent prep Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
- angerly adv Angrily.
- angienchyma noun vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels
- angler noun A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
- Anglican adj English.
- anhelation noun Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath.
- anigh adv Nigh; near.
- animadversive adj Having the ability to perceive, perceptive, attentive, percipient.
- animadvert verb To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
- animalcule noun A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
- animalculism noun A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
- anneal verb To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
- annihilate verb To treat as worthless, to vilify.
- annoy noun A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
- annoyment noun Annoyance.
- annulment noun Total destruction.
- anon adv Straight away; at once.
- answerable adj Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
- antacrid adj Serving to correct acridness of the humours.
- antecessor noun A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
- antelope noun A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
- anthem noun Antiphon.
- anthroposophy noun Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
- antibacterial adj Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
- antibromic adj Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
- antic adj Grotesque, bizarre
- Antigallican adj Opposed to what is French.
- antihydropic adj Countering dropsy (edema or swelling).
- antinomy noun A contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.
- antipeptone noun A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic…
- antiphthisic adj Relieving or curing phthisis.
- antipodes noun Australia and New Zealand.
- antipsoric adj Effective against itching.
- antisepsis noun Any antiseptic agent.
- antisplenetic adj Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
- any one pron Archaic form of anyone.
- any thing pron Archaic form of anything.
- any way adv Archaic form of anyway.
- apartment noun A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
- apay verb To satisfy, please.
- apertion noun The act of opening.
- apertly adv Clearly, plainly.
- aphrodisia noun sexual intercourse
- aphthong noun A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced; a silent letter or polygraph
- apologetic noun A formal apology.
- apoplectic adj Effused with blood.
- apostatic adj Apostate.
- apostolize verb To convert; to proselytize.
- apostrophus noun The omission of a vowel or syllable from a word, usually indicated by the apostrophe symbol ( ' ). examples: 'til, can't
- apothecary noun Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or…
- apple grease noun Nonsense; rubbish.
- applicate verb Synonym of apply.
- apportionate verb to apportion shares
- apprehend verb To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
- apprise verb Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”).
- approach noun An opportunity of drawing near; access.
- approof noun trial; proof; testimony; affirmation.
- appropriate verb To make suitable to; to suit.
- approve verb To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
- approved adj Proven or demonstrated by experience.
- approvement noun Approval; approbation.
- aqua fortis noun Synonym of nitric acid.
- aqua regia noun A mixture of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid to one part concentrated nitric acid, named for its ability to dissolve gold.
- aqua vitae noun A concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol.
- arab noun A street Arab.
- arbitrage noun Arbitration.
- arbute noun The strawberry tree.
- arch noun An arc; a part of a curve.
- archiloquy noun The first part of a speech; a prosaic introduction; the highlight of a sermon, lecture, or other form of address.
- archipelago noun Preceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
- area sneak noun A thief who steals in this way.
- argent noun The metal silver.
- argufy verb To reason (something) out, to fully consider, think through.
- argument noun Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
- aright adv To or on the right-hand side.