Arcady

[ ahr-kuh-dee ]

/ ˈɑr kə di /

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?

earlier Arcadie < Latin Arcadia < Greek Arkadía

In fairness, Arcady has put this misapprehension in context.
A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France|Tracy McNicoll|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No sylvan dell in Arcady could have been lovelier than the spot.
A Knight of the Cumberland|John Fox Jr.
There are, however, many fair flowers to be plucked in Tempe and the blooming vales of Arcady.
Essays on Scandinavian Literature|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
I don't know where Arcady is, but it is a pretty sounding place.
The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold|Margaret Vandercook

The second period began in 1896 with the publication of Summer in Arcady.
A History of American Literature Since 1870|Fred Lewis Pattee
"Old man Plunket goes too much to the Arcady Saloon," said he.
The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle