Article

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Article \Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus
     joint, akin to Gr. ?, fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art},
     n.]
     1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary
        work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more
        particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article


        in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system
        of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or
        stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as,
        articles of agreement.
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     2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of
        a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.
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     3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.]
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              A very great revolution that happened in this
              article of good breeding.             --Addison.
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              This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe.
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     4. A distinct part. "Upon each article of human duty."
        --Paley. "Each article of time." --Habington.
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              The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin.
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     5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of
        merchandise; salt is a necessary article.
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              They would fight not for articles of faith, but for
              articles of food.                     --Landor.
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     6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic]
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              This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the
              article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have
              had no little influence on the jury and all the
              bench to his prejudice.               --Evelyn.
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     7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before
        nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is
        called the indefinite article, the the definite article.
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     8. (Zool.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage.
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     {Articles of Confederation}, the compact which was first made
        by the original thirteen States of the United States. They
        were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law
        until March, 1789.
  
     {Articles of impeachment}, an instrument which, in cases of
        impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment
        does in a common criminal case.
  
     {Articles of war}, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for
        the better government of the army.
  
     {In the article of death} [L. in articulo mortis], at the
        moment of death; in the dying struggle.
  
     {Lords of the articles} (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee
        of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the
        drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws.
        
  
     {The Thirty-nine Articles}, statements (thirty-nine in
        number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Articled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Articling}.] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare.
     See {Article}, n., {Articulate}.]
     1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct
        particulars.
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              If all his errors and follies were articled against
              him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
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     2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.
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              He shall be articled against in the high court of
              admiralty.                            --Stat. 33
                                                    Geo. III.
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     3. To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to
        article an apprentice to a mechanic.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. i.
     To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.
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           Then he articled with her that he should go away when
           he pleased.                              --Selden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  article
       n 1: nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a
            publication
       2: one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
       3: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or
          contract or will) [syn: {clause}]
       4: (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of
          reference of a noun phrase
       v : bind by a contract; especially for a training period

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  248 Moby Thesaurus words for "article":
     accuse, affair, allege, apprentice, arraign, article of commerce,
     article of merchandise, artifact, aspect, autograph, back matter,
     beat, bind, bind over, book, brainchild, bring accusation,
     bring charges, bring to book, budget of news, case, causerie,
     chapter, charge, cite, clause, column, commodity, complain,
     composition, computer printout, copy, count, critique, datum,
     definite article, denounce, denunciate, descant, detail,
     determinative, determiner, dingus, discourse, discussion,
     disquisition, dissertation, division, document, dofunny, dohickey,
     dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky, draft,
     drug, edited version, element, engrossment, entity, eppes, essay,
     etude, etwas, examination, exclusive, excursus, exposition, facet,
     fact, factor, fair copy, fascicle, fasten on, fasten upon, feature,
     fiction, final draft, finger, finished version, first approach,
     first draft, flimsy, flumadiddle, folio, front matter, gadget,
     gathering, gigamaree, gimmick, gizmo, hang something on, hickey,
     holograph, homily, hootenanny, hootmalalie, impeach, imply, impute,
     incidental, indefinite article, indenture, indict, individual,
     inform against, inform on, insinuate, installment, instance,
     integer, introductory study, item, jigger, lay charges, lead item,
     leader, letter, literae scriptae, literary artefact,
     literary production, literature, livraison, lodge a complaint,
     lodge a plaint, loss leader, lucubration, manifesto, manuscript,
     material thing, matter, memoir, minor detail, minutia, minutiae,
     module, monograph, morceau, news item, nonfiction, note,
     noun determiner, number, object, opus, original, outline, page,
     pandect, paper, paragraph, parchment, part, particular, passage,
     penscript, person, persona, phrase, piece, piece of writing,
     pin on, play, poem, point, prefer charges, preliminary study,
     press charges, printed matter, printout, product, production,
     prolegomenon, put on report, quelque chose, reading matter,
     recension, regard, report, reproach, research paper, respect,
     scoop, screed, scrip, script, scrive, scroll, second draft,
     seconds, section, segment, sentence, serial, sheet, signature,
     single, singleton, sketch, something, soul, special,
     special article, spot news, standard article, staple, staple item,
     statement, story, study, survey, take to task, task, taunt with,
     tax, term paper, text, the written word, theme, thesis, thing,
     thingum, thingumadoodle, thingumajig, thingumajigger, thingumaree,
     thingummy, tract, tractate, transcript, transcription, treatise,
     treatment, twit, typescript, unit, vendible, verse, version,
     volume, ware, whatchy, widget, work, writing