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A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]

Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.

Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper. An ardent and impetuous race. Macaulay.

In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.

Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor; martial ardor.

In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.

The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface. Weale.

Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony. Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs harmonic. Foreign Quart. Rev.

ania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.

A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon spices.

A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also harquebus.]

A soldier armed with an arquebus. Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. E. Lodge.

Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel. Dryden.

rays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them duly accoutered.

es, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France.

A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.

-- Articles of war, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. -- In the article of death Etym: [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. -- Lords of the articles (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the dra…

The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.

ince; it being the case that. As the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared. Sir W. Scott. [See Synonym under Because.]

with artillery. No rude noise mine ears assailing. Cowper. No storm can now assail The charm he wears within. Keble.