Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bedew; sprinkle; wet; drench.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
drench ; tobesprinkle ; tomoisten .
Etymologies
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Examples
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At least it would fit my daughter pleas of "mom. please, on this side of the Atlantic", although I am not sure that flying to Mexico is actually any quicker than flying to Europe, have the need for her ever arrose to take care of me, but if that's how she feels ....
Retirement jitters... or ... does Mexico live up to your expectations? 2005
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Pour cela on les pel�, on les coupe en deux, on les enfile avec une ficelle, et on les arrose de vin cuit, qui se prend tout autour et y forme une gel閑 comme de la colle.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The last evening we were much crouded with the indians in our lodge, the whole floor of which was covered with their sleeping carcases. we arrose early and took breakfast. at
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 1904
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This morning I arrose very early and despatched two hunters on horseback with orders to extend their hunt to a greater distance up the S.E. fork than they had done heretofore, in order if possible to obtain some meet for ourselves as well as the Indians who appeared to depend on us for food and our store of provision is growing too low to indulge them with much more corn or flour.
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 1904
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Father, in the sanctification of the Holy Ghost, obeir ` a Jesus-Christ et pour etre arrose de son sang. to obey Jesus
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A difference of opinion between General Cocke and me, having arrose as to the terms of our contract.
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This morning we arrose early and had our horses collected except one of
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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This morning I arrose very early and as hungary as a wolf.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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The last evening we were much crouded with the indians in our lodge, the whole floor of which was covered with their sleeping carcases. we arrose early and took breakfast. at 8 A.M. a Cheif of great note among these people arrived from his village or lodge on the S. side of
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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This morning I arrose very early and dispatched Drewyer and the Indian down the river. sent Shields to hunt.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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