Crossword clues for argal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Argal \Ar"gal\, adv.
A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster] ||
Argal \Ar"gal\, ||Argali \Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of wild sheep ( Ovis ammon, or Ovis argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.
Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn. [1913 Webster] ||
Argal \Ar"gal\, n. Crude tartar. See Argol.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 adv. thus, therefore Etymology 2
n. crude tartar. Etymology 3
n. An argali (kind of sheep).
WordNet
n. wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn: argali, Ovis ammon]
Wikipedia
Argal is a Village Development Committee in Baglung District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of central Nepal. It is located roughly 25 kilometres west of Baglung. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,148 and had 387 houses in the village.
In recent years, Argal has been subject to numerous attacks and trouble with Maoist rebels. On March 18, 2002 it was reported that three terrorists were killed in the Argal area of Baglung district.
Usage examples of "argal".
In fact, he had even begun questioning his own judgment, a rare event for Argal Snodgrass.
For the first time in his life Argal Snodgrass was thinking of someone else first.
In 1614, Captain Sir Samuel Argal, sailing under a commission from Dale, governor of Virginia, visited the Dutch settlements on Hudson River, and demanded their submission to the English crown and Virginian dominion.
Pavoniaso that the terrible Captain Argal passed on totally unsuspicious that a sturdy little Dutch settlement lay snugly couched in the mud, under cover of all this pestilent vapor.
About 1609, Argal discovered a more direct and shorter passage to Virginia, and left the track of the ancient navigators, who had first directed their course southwards to the tropic, sailed westward by means of the trade winds, and then turned northward, till they reached the English settlements.
From the pure white kaffiyeh on his head bound by the heavy silver-and-black cords of an argal, to the expensive tailored suit on his large frame and his handmade shoes, he was the embodiment of Middle East wealth and power.
I am free, happy, well at ease: argal, an thou lovest me, congratulate.