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Anything resembling an arm; as,

Great as a man's arm. [Obs.] A wreath of gold, arm-gret. Chaucer.

A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.

e 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…

Armada. [Obs.]

A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. "The whole united armament of Greece." Glover.

An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [R.]

Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.

A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms. Tennyson.

h weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. "And armed host." Dryden.

Of or pertaining to Armenia. Armenian bole, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc. -- Armenian stone. (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli. (b) Emery.

A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.

As much as the arm can hold.

With gaunt or slender legs. "An armgaunt steed." Shak.

The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. Bacon.

Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]

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 The term is now superseded by esquire.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.

Bearing arms. [R.] They belonged to the armigerous part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire. De Quincey.

A bracelet. [Obs.]

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