n.
- (in the Bible) the ship built by Noah to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood.
- short for Ark of the Covenant.
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(also Holy Ark)
a chest or cupboard housing the Torah scrolls in a synagogue.
Phrase
- out of the ark
Brit. informal very old or old-fashioned.
Etymology
OE ærc, from L. arca ‘chest’.
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