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Arm
n.
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The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
Arm
n.
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A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
Arm
n.
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A branch of a tree.
Arm
n.
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A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
Arm
n.
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The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.
Arm
n.
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An inlet of water from the sea.
Arm
n.
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A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
Arm
n.
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Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
Arm
n.
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A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
Arm
n.
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A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl.
Armed
imp. & p. p.
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of Arm
Arming
p. pr. & vb. n.
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Arm
v. t.
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To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
Arm
v. t.
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To furnish with arms or limbs.
Arm
v. t.
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To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
Arm
v. t.
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To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
Arm
v. t.
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Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Arm
v. i.
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To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.
Armada
v. t.
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A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
Armadillos
pl.
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of Armadillo
Armadillo
n.
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Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, 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 Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.
Armadillo
n.
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A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
Armado
n.
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Armada.
Armament
n.
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A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.
Armament
n.
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All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
Armament
n.
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Any equipment for resistance.
Armamentary
n.
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An armory; a magazine or arsenal.
Armature
n.
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Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.
Armature
n.
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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.
Armature
n.
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Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.