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Armada (ärmādȧ or ärmädȧ), n. [Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr. armatus, p. p. of armare. See , v. t. .] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
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Armadillidiidae n. 1. 1 a family comrising the pill bugs.
Syn. -- family Armadillidiidae.
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Armadillidium n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Armadillidiidae.
Syn. -- genus Armadillidium.
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Armadillo (ärmȧdĭll�), n.; pl. Armadillos (-lōz). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidæ, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See , , . (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
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Armado (ärmād�), n. Armada. [Obs.]
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Armageddon (ärmȧjĕd'n), n. the final, decisive battle between the forces of good and evil, as foretold in the Apocolypse of Saint John. Also, the site of that battle. Used metaphorically for a vast and decisive conflict, attended by cataclysmic destruction.
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Armament (�), n. [L. armamenta, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. armare to arm: cf. LL. armamentum, F. armement.] 1. A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. “The whole united armament of Greece.” Glover.
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2. (Mil. & Nav.) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
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3. Any equipment for resistance.
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Armamentary (�), n. [L. armamentarium, fr. armamentum: cf. F. armamentaire.] An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [R.]
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Armature (�), n. [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf. F. armature. See , v. t., .] 1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.
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2. (Magnetism) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.
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3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss.
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4. (Elec.) That moving part of a dynamo or electric generator in which a current is induced by a moving through a magnetic field, or, in an electric motor, the part through which the applied current moves, thereby generating torque. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron.
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armband n. 1. a band worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning.
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2. a band worn around the upper arm.
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Armchair (�), n. A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms. Tennyson.
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Armed (�), a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. “And armed host.” Dryden.
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2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
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A distemper eminently armed from heaven. De Foe.
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3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey.
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Coloq. Armed at all points (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as armed cap-à-pie. Cussans. -- Coloq. Armed en flute . (Naut.) See under . -- Coloq. Armed magnet , a magnet provided with an armature. -- Coloq. Armed neutrality . See under .
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Armenia n. 1. a country in the Caucasus, formerly a part of the Soviet Union.
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Armenian (�), a. [Cf. F. Arménien, L. Armenias, fr. Armenia.] Of or pertaining to Armenia.
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Coloq. Armenian bole , a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc. -- Coloq. Armenian stone . (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli. (b) Emery.
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Armenian, n. 1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
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2. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.
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Armeria n. 1. 1 a genus of shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials.
Syn. -- genus Armeria.
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Armet (�), n. [F., dim. of arme arm, or corrupted for healmet helmet.] A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
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Armful (�), n.; pl. Armfulus (�). As much as the arm can hold.
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Armgaunt (�), a. With gaunt or slender legs. (?) “An armgaunt steed.” Shak.
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☞ This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained.
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Arm-gret (�), a. Great as a man's arm. [Obs.]
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A wreath of gold, arm-gret. Chaucer.
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Armhole (�), n. [Arm + hole.] 1. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. Bacon.
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2. A hole for the arm in a garment.
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Armiferous (�), a. [L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to bear.] Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]
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Armiger (�), n. [L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms + gerere to bear.] Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire. Jacob.
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Armigerous (�), a. Bearing arms. [R.]
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They belonged to the armigerous part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire. De Quincey.
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Armil (�), n. [L. armilla a bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. OF. armille.] 1. A bracelet. [Obs.]
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2. An ancient astronomical instrument.
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☞ When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an equinoctial armil; when of two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices, it is called a solstitial armil. Whewell.
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Armilla (�), n.; pl. E. Armillas (�), L. Armillæ (�). [L., a bracelet.] 1. An armil.
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2. (Zoöl.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
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Armillary (�), a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See , n.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.
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Coloq. Armillary sphere , an ancient astronomical machine composed of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere, designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere. Nichol.
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Arming (�), n. 1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
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The arming was now universal. Macaulay.
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2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom. Totten.
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3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
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Coloq. Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.
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Arminian (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under , n.
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Arminian, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).
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The Arminian doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination. 2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That man may relapse from a state of grace.
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Arminianism (�), n. The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.
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Armipotence (�), n. [L. armipotentia, fr. armipotents.] Power in arms. [R.] Johnson.
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Armipotent (�), a. [L. armipotents; arma arms + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.] Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.
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The temple stood of Mars armipotent. Dryden.
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{ Armisonant (�), Armisonous (�), } a. [L. armisonus; arma arms + sonare (p. pr. sonans) to sound.] Rustling in arms; resounding with arms. [Obs.]
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Armistice (�), n. [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word) L. armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form, -stitum), to stand still.] A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
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Armless (�), a. 1. Without any arm or branch.
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2. Destitute of arms or weapons.
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Armlet (�), n. [Arm + -let.] 1. A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. Johnson.
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2. An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.
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3. Armor for the arm.
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Armoniac (�), a. Ammoniac. [Obs.]
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Armor (�), n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See .] [Spelt also armour.] 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
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☞ In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide.
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2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.
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Coloq. Coat armor , the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. -- Coloq. Submarine , a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under .
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Armoracia n. 1. 1 horseradish.
Syn. -- genus Armoracia.
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Armor-bearer (�), n. One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. Judg. ix. 54.
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armor-clad armor-plated armour-plated armour-clad adj. 1. 1 protected with a covering of armor.
Syn. -- steel-plated.
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Armored (�), a. Clad with armor.
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Armored cruiser. (Nav.) A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second. [Archaic]
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Armored division. (Mil.) a division of a land army which is equipped with armored vehicles such as tanks or armored personnel carriers.
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Armorer (�), n. [OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter, fr. armure armor.] 1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms.
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2. Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor. Shak.
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3. One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.
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Armorial (�), a. [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms, coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See , .] Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
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Figures with armorial signs of race and birth. Wordsworth.
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Coloq. Armorial bearings . See , 4.
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{ Armoric (�), Armorican (�), } a. [L. Armoricus, fr. Celtic ar on, at + mor sea.] Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people. -- n. The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.
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Armorican, n. A native of Armorica.
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Armorist (�), n. [F. armoriste.] One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. Cussans.
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Armor-plated (�), a. Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.
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This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. Times (Dec. 29, 1860).
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Armory (�), n.; pl. Armories (�). [OF. armaire, armarie, F. armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with F. armoiries. See , .] 1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
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2. Armor; defensive and offensive arms.
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Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears. Milton.
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3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords. [U.S.]
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4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. Spenser.
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5. That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.
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The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking, armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is, without doubt, of very ancient origin. Cussans.
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armoured adj. 1. provided with protective covering; -- used of animals. Opposite of unarmored. [Narrower terms: bone-covered ; scaly, scaley, scaled.
Syn. -- armored.
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2. same as ; -- used of persons or things military. Opposite of unarmored. One that is aromour-clad is bulletproof. Narrower terms: lightly armored, lightly armoured; mail-clad, mailed; panzer; scaled
Syn. -- armored.
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armourer n. 1. an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
Syn. -- armorer, artificer.
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2. a manufacturer of firearms.
Syn. -- armorer
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armoury n. 1. a collection of resources.
Syn. -- armory, inventory.
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2. all the weapons and equipment that a country has.
Syn. -- arsenal, armory.
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3. a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms.
Syn. -- arsenal, armory.
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4. a place where arms are manufactured.
Syn. -- armory, arsenal
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{ Armozeen, Armozine } (�), n. [armosin, armoisin.] A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical. Simmonds.
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Armpit (�), n. [Arm + pit.] The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.
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Armrack (�), n. A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.
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Arms (�), n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See , n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
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He lays down his arms, but not his wiles. Milton.
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Three horses and three goodly suits of arms. Tennyson.
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2. The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science. “Arms and the man I sing.” Dryden.
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3. (Law) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon. Cowell. Blackstone.
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4. (Her.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.
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5. (Falconry) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot. Halliwell.
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Coloq. Bred to arms , educated to the profession of a soldier. -- Coloq. In arms , armed for war; in a state of hostility. -- Coloq. Small arms , portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc. -- Coloq. A stand of arms , a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone. -- Coloq. To arms ! a summons to war or battle. -- Coloq. Under arms , armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.
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Coloq. Arm's end , Coloq. Arm's length , Coloq. Arm's reach . See under .
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Armure (�), n. [F. See .] 1. Armor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface.
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Army (�), n. [F. armée, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus, p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. .] 1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
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2. A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
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3. A great number; a vast multitude; a host.
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An army of good words. Shak.
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Coloq. Standing army , a permanent army of professional soldiers, as distinguished from militia or volunteers.
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Army organization. The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges, and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are: (1) A regular or active army, in which soldiers serve continuously with the colors and live in barracks or cantonments when not in the field; (2) the reserves of this army, in which the soldiers, while remaining constantly subject to a call to the colors, live at their homes, being summoned more or less frequently to report for instruction, drill, or maneuvers; and (3) one or more classes of soldiers organized largely for territorial defense, living at home and having only occasional periods of drill and instraction, who are variously called home reserves (as in the table below), second, third, etc., line of defense (the regular army and its reserves ordinarily constituting the first line of defense), territorial forces, or the like. In countries where conscription prevails a soldier is supposed to serve a given number of years. He is usually enrolled first in the regular army, then passes to its reserve, then into the home reserves, to serve until he reaches the age limit. It for any reason he is not enrolled in the regular army, he may begin his service in the army reserves or even the home reserves, but then serves the full number of years or up to the age limit. In equipment the organization of the army is into the three great arms of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, together with more or less numerous other branches, such as engineers, medical corps, etc., besides the staff organizations such as those of the pay and subsistence departments.
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armyworm, Army worm (�). (Zoöl.) (a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm. (b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See , under .
Syn. -- army worm
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2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large companies in regular order.
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Arna (�), Arnee (�), n. (Zoöl.) The wild buffalo of India (Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.
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Arnatto (�), n. See .
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{ Arnaut Arnaout } (?), n. [Turk. Arnaut, fr. NGr. �, for �.] An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.
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Arnica (�), n. [Prob. a corruption of ptarmica.] (Bot.) A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
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☞ The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a remedy for bruises, sprains, etc.
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Arnicin (�), n. [See .] (Chem.) An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter resin.
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Arnicine (�), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant.
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{ Arnot (�), Arnut (�), } n. [Cf. D. aardnoot, E. earthut.] The earthnut. [Obs.]
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Arnotto (�), n. Same as .
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Aroid (�), Aroideous (�), a. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants (Araceae).
Syn. -- araceous
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Aroid (?), n. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.) Any plant of the Arum family (Araceæ); -- have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.
Syn. -- arum
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Aroint (ȧroint), interj. [Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. rȳman to make room or way, fr. rūm room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. space.] Stand off, or begone. [Obs.]
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Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.
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Aroint, v. t. To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] “Whiskered cats arointed flee.” Mrs. Browning.
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Arolla (ȧrŏllȧ), n. [F. arolle.] (Bot.) The stone pine (Pinus Cembra).
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Aroma (�), n. [L. aroma, Gr. �: cf. OE. aromaz, aromat, spice, F. aromate.] 1. The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.
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2. Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius.
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{ Aromatic (�), Aromatical (�), } a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. �: cf. F. aromatique. See .] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.
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