arca

[ ahr-kuh ]

noun

, plural ar·cae [ahr, -see].

1. a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arca¹

< Latin: chest, box. See ark

Example Sentences

Arca, a genus of bivalve molluscs, family Arcad, whose shells are known as ark-shells.

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Cui stragula vestis,Blattarum ac tinearum epul,Putrescit in arca.

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Among the reliquary chests, the oldest specimen extant in Spain is the arca santa of Oviedo cathedral.

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From the deep water I fished up some coral, and attached to one fragment was a new species of arca.

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Through his officials he took part in the levy of the tax, and had a special State-chest (arca praetoria) for the proceeds.

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