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A fleshy plant (Arenaria peploides) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called also sea sandwort, and sea purslane.
A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus, esp. E. Canadensis, and the European E. arenarius.
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Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
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Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.
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A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room.
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The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began.
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Any plant of the genus Arenaria, low, tufted herbs (order Caryophyllaceae.)
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Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake.
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A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena.
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A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body.
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A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
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Sandy; as, arenarious soil.
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A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.
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A barbarous sport, of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- still popular in Spain.
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A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover.
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An arena for equestrian performances; a circus.
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Arenation.
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Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life.
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