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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

'ART, The second person, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive veb am.
'ART, n. [L. ars, artis.]
1. The disposition or modification of things by human skill, to answer the purpose intended. In this sense art stands opposed to nature.
2. A system of rules, serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; opposed to science, or to speculative principles; as the art of building or engraving. Arts are divided into useful or mechanic, and liberal or polite. The mechanic arts are those in which the hands and body are more concerned than the mind; as in making clothes, and utensils. These art are called trades. The liberal or polite arts are those in which the mind or imagination is chiefly concerned; as poetry, music and painting.
In America, literature and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity.
3. Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study or observation; as, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" [syn: art, fine art]
2: the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" [syn: art, artistic creation, artistic production]
3: a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" [syn: art, artistry, prowess]
4: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter]

Merriam Webster's

I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eart; akin to Old Norse est, ert (thou) art, Old English is is archaic present second singular of be II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin art-, ars — more at arm Date: 13th century 1. skill acquired by experience, study, or observation <the art of making friends> 2. a. a branch of learning: (1) one of the humanities (2) plural liberal arts b. archaic learning, scholarship 3. an occupation requiring knowledge or skill <the art of organ building> 4. a. the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also works so produced b. (1) fine arts (2) one of the fine arts (3) a graphic art 5. a. archaic a skillful plan b. the quality or state of being artful 6. decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter Synonyms: art, skill, cunning, artifice, craft mean the faculty of executing well what one has devised. art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power <the art of choosing the right word>. skill stresses technical knowledge and proficiency <the skill of a glassblower>. cunning suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising, inventing, or executing <a mystery plotted with great cunning>. artifice suggests technical skill especially in imitating things in nature <believed realism in film could be achieved only by artifice>. craft may imply expertness in workmanship <the craft of a master goldsmith>. III. adjective Date: 1868 produced as an artistic effort or for decorative purposes <an art film> <art dolls> <art music> IV. abbreviation 1. article 2. artificial 3. artillery

Britannica Concise

British military historian and strategist. He left Cambridge Univ. to join the British army at the outbreak of World War I, and retired as a captain in 1927. He was an early advocate of air power and mechanized tank warfare. He wrote for London newspapers 1925-45. His writings on strategy, which emphasized the elements of mobility and surprise, were more influential in Germany than in France or England; his "expanding torrent" theory of attack became the basis for German blitzkrieg warfare in 1939-41. The author of more than 30 books, he was knighted in 1966.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a human creative skill or its application. b work exhibiting this. 2 a (in pl.; prec. by the) the various branches of creative activity concerned with the production of imaginative designs, sounds, or ideas, e.g. painting, music, writing, considered collectively. b any one of these branches. 3 creative activity, esp. painting and drawing, resulting in visual representation (interested in music but not art). 4 human skill or workmanship as opposed to the work of nature (art and nature had combined to make her a great beauty). 5 (often foll. by of) a skill, aptitude, or knack (the art of writing clearly; keeping people happy is quite an art). 6 (in pl.; usu. prec. by the) those branches of learning (esp. languages, literature, and history) associated with creative skill as opposed to scientific, technical, or vocational skills. Phrases and idioms: art and mystery any of the special skills or techniques in a specified area. art deco the predominant decorative art style of the period 1910-30, characterized by precise and boldly delineated geometric motifs, shapes, and strong colours. art form 1 any medium of artistic expression. 2 an established form of composition (e.g. the novel, sonata, sonnet, etc.). art nouveau a European art style of the late 19th century characterized by flowing lines and natural organic forms. art paper smooth-coated high quality paper. arts and crafts decorative design and handicraft. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L ars artis 2. archaic or dial. 2nd sing. present of BE.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Art Art ([aum]rt). The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes. Blest with each grace of nature and of art. --Pope. 2. A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation. Science is systematized knowledge . . . Art is knowledge made efficient by skill. --J. F. Genung. 3. The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill. The fishermen can't employ their art with so much success in so troubled a sea. --Addison. 4. The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture; one of the fine arts; as, he prefers art to literature. 5. pl. Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; as, master of arts. In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts. --Pope. Four years spent in the arts (as they are called in colleges) is, perhaps, laying too laborious a foundation. --Goldsmith. 6. Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters. [Archaic] So vast is art, so narrow human wit. --Pope. 7. Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; as, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage. 8. Skillful plan; device. They employed every art to soothe . . . the discontented warriors. --Macaulay. 9. Cunning; artifice; craft. Madam, I swear I use no art at all. --Shak. Animals practice art when opposed to their superiors in strength. --Crabb. 10. The black art; magic. [Obs.] --Shak. Art and part (Scots Law), share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime, whether by advice or by assistance in the execution; complicity. Note: The arts are divided into various classes. The useful, mechanical, or industrial arts are those in which the hands and body are more concerned than the mind; as in making clothes and utensils. These are called trades. The fine arts are those which have primarily to do with imagination and taste, and are applied to the production of what is beautiful. They include poetry, music, painting, engraving, sculpture, and architecture; but the term is often confined to painting, sculpture, and architecture. The liberal arts (artes liberales, the higher arts, which, among the Romans, only freemen were permitted to pursue) were, in the Middle Ages, these seven branches of learning, -- grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. In modern times the liberal arts include the sciences, philosophy, history, etc., which compose the course of academical or collegiate education. Hence, degrees in the arts; master and bachelor of arts. In America, literature and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity. --Irving. Syn: Science; literature; aptitude; readiness; skill; dexterity; adroitness; contrivance; profession; business; trade; calling; cunning; artifice; duplicity. See Science.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(arts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about. ...the first exhibition of such art in the West. ...contemporary and modern American art. ...Whitechapel Art Gallery. 2. Art is the activity or educational subject that consists of creating paintings, sculptures, and other pictures or objects for people to look at and admire or think deeply about. ...a painter, content to be left alone with her all-absorbing art. ...Farnham College of Art and Design. ...art lessons. N-UNCOUNT 3. The arts are activities such as music, painting, literature, cinema, and dance, which people can take part in for enjoyment, or to create works which express serious meanings or ideas of beauty. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences. ...the art of cinema. N-VAR: usu the N in pl 4. At a university or college, arts are subjects such as history, literature, or languages in contrast to scientific subjects. ...arts and social science graduates. ...the Faculty of Arts. N-PLURAL: oft N n 5. Arts or art is used in the names of theatres or cinemas which show plays or films that are intended to make the audience think deeply about the content, and not simply to entertain them. ...the Cambridge Arts Cinema. ADJ: ADJ n 6. If you describe an activity as an art, you mean that it requires skill and that people learn to do it by instinct or experience, rather than by learning facts or rules. Fishing is an art. N-COUNT 7. Art is an old-fashioned form of the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be. 8. see also Bachelor of Arts, fine art, martial art, Master of Arts, state-of-the-art, work of art

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Trade, craft, business, calling, employment, exercise of skill. 2. Practical knowledge, knowledge how to do, rules for doing. 3. Creation of beauty, embodied beauty. 4. Skill, address, adroitness, readiness, dexterity, tact, sagacity, aptitude, aptness, cleverness, ingenuity, knack. 5. Cunning, astuteness, artfulness, shrewdness, artifice, deceit, subtlety, craftiness, craft, duplicity, wiliness, guile.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	ART
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AEA
FAA District	NYC
State	NY
State	NEW YORK
County	JEFFERSON
County State	NY
City Name	WATERTOWN
Full Name	WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"WATERTOWN, NY 13601"
Elevation	325
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	NEW YORK
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	05
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	W
Airport Certification Type and Date	I AU 07/1976
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY3
Customs international airport	Y
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	037
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	010
Air Taxi	002740
General Aviation, Local Operations	025310
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	008600
Military Aircraft Operations	014350
Latitude	43.9919222222
Longitude	-76.0217386111
State FIPS code	36
State Postal Code	NY
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	3728
Version	09

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