araphostic

araphostic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæɹ.əˈfɑs.tɪk/[1][2]

Adjective

araphostic (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of araphorostic
   • 1828, Hugo's Cordial Drops for the Country, page 4:

     For the New University what a prognostic, When the shoe-makers call certain shoes Araphostic!

   • 1833, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 34 , page 674:

     Greek was made fashionable a few years ago by the Phil-Hellenists—araphostic sandals were worn by every body

References

1. araphostic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
2. Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1906)