Arrangement Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

arrangement n
1. the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" [syn: agreement]
2. an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"
3. an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: organization, organisation, system]
4. the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" [syn: placement]
5. a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments [syn: musical arrangement}]
6. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn: arranging, transcription]

Arrangement Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jacquard \Jac*quard"\, a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834. Jacquard apparatus or arrangement, a device applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted in the proper succession for producing the required figure. Jacquard card, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard apparatus. Jackquard loom, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.

Arrangement Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Arrangement \Ar*range"ment\, n. [Cf. F. arrangement.]
1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.
2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linn[ae]an arrangement of plants.
3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.
4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their

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* But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. - Thomas Jefferson

* Paul was to know and proclaim God's will, His purpose, in view of Israel's rejection of christ. Had god been taken by surprise in the crucifixion of Christ Would He now be forced to resort to some makeshift arrangement No, for the crucifixion was all part of--indeed, the central part of, His secret, eternal plan, now revealed to Paul. - Cornelius Stam

* Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language. - Cicero


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