v. t. [ OE. aretten, OF. areter; a (L. ad) + OF. reter, L. reputare. See Repute. ] To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; virtue. ] The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics. J. Grote. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. arista beard of grain. ] (Geog.) An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; virtue + &unr_; discourse, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. arétologie. ] That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [ Obs. as an English word. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A type of restaurant where liquor and dinner is served, and entertainment is provided, as by musicians, dancers, or comedians, and usually providing space for dancing by the patrons; -- similar to a nightclub. In some cases, the performers dance or sing on the floor between the tables, after the practice of a certain class of French taverns. The term cabaret is often used in the names of such an establishment. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The type of entertainment provided in a cabaret{ 2 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. caret there is wanting, fr. carere to want. ] A mark [ ^ ] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked by the caret. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., a species of tortoise. ] (Zool.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus consisting of the loggerhead turtles.
Syn. -- genus Caretta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Dim of cellar. ] A receptacle, as in a dining room, for a few bottles of wine or liquor, made in the form of a chest or coffer, or a deep drawer in a sideboard, and usually lined with metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as cigarette.
Syn. -- cigarette, fag. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. cigarette. ] A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking. [ Also spelled cigaret. ]
Syn. -- cigarette, fag, weed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. claret, clare, clarry, OF. claret, claré, fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr. L. clarus clear. See Clear. ] The name first given in England to the red wines of Médoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ F. collerette, dim. of collier. See Collar. ] A small collar; specif., a woman's collar of lace, fur, or other fancy material. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Turk., fr. Ar. 'imāra. ] A lodging house for Muslim pilgrims. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Zool.) A European whitefish (Coregonus laveretus), found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Med.) Typhus fever. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ F. lazaret, or It. lazzeretto, fr. Lazarus. See Lazar. ] 1. A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) (Pronounced by seamen A low space under the after part of the main deck, used as a storeroom. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Sp. minarete, Ar. manārat lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. nār to shine. ] (Arch.) A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. para- + ethmoid. ] (Anat.) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. -- n. A parethmoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little pillar. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Tabby. ] A stout silk having satin stripes, -- used for furniture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Vinaigrette, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]