Arkose Ar·kose" noun [ F] (Petrog) A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic adjective

Arles Arles noun plural [ Confer French arrhes , Scot. airles . Confer Earles penny .] An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain. [ Scot.]

Arles penny , earnest money given to servants. Kersey.

Arm Arm noun [ Anglo-Saxon arm , earm ; akin to Old High German aram , G., D., Dan., & Swedish arm , Icelandic armr , Goth. arms , Latin armus arm, shoulder, and probably to Greek ... joining, joint, shoulder, from the root ... to join, to fit together; confer Slav. rame . .... See Art , Article .] 1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

2. Anything resembling an arm ; as, (a) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear. (b) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. (c) A branch of a tree. (d) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard. (e) (Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke. (f) An inlet of water from the sea. (g) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.

3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm ; the arm of the law.

To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
Isa. lii. 1.

Arm's end , the end of the arm; a good distance off. Dryden. -- Arm's length , the length of the arm. -- Arm's reach , reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach. -- To go (or walk ) arm in arm , to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another. "When arm in arm we went along." Tennyson. -- To keep at arm's length , to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse. -- To work at arm's length , to work disadvantageously.

Arm Arm noun [ See Arms .] (Mil.) (a) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. (b) A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the plural

Arm Arm transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Armed ; present participle & verbal noun Arming .] [ Middle English armen , French armer , from Latin armare , from arma , plural, arms. See arms .] 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [ Obsolete]

And make him with our pikes and partisans
A grave: come, arm him.
Shak.

Arm your prize;
I know you will not lose him.
Two N. Kins.

2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [ R.]

His shoulders broad and strong,
Armed long and round.
Beau. & Fl.

3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.

Abram . . . armed his trained servants.
Gen. xiv. 14.

4. 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.

5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.

Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind.
1 Pet. iv. 1.

To arm a magnet , to fit it with an armature.

Arm Arm intransitive verb To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. " 'Tis time to arm ." Shak.

Arm-gret Arm"-gret` adjective Great as a man's arm. [ Obsolete]

A wreath of gold, arm-gret .
Chaucer.

Armada Ar·ma"da (är*mā"dȧ or är*mä"dȧ) noun [ Spanish armada , Latin as if armata (sc. classic fleet), from armatus , past participle of armare . See Arm , transitive verb Army .] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a.d. 1558.

Armadillo Ar`ma·dil"lo (är`mȧ*dĭl"lo) noun ; plural Armadillos (-lōz). [ Spanish armadillo , dim. of armado armed, past participle of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.] (Zoology) (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 Peba , Poyou , Tatouay . (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.

Armado Ar·ma"do (är*mā"do) noun Armada. [ Obsolete]

Armament Ar"ma·ment noun [ Latin armamenta , plural, utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, from armare to arm: confer Late Latin armamentum , French armement .] 1. A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. "The whole united armament of Greece." Glover.

2. (Mil. & Nav.) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.

3. Any equipment for resistance.

Armamentary Ar`ma·men"ta·ry noun [ Latin armamentarium , from armamentum : confer French armamentaire .] An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [ R.]

Armature Ar"ma·ture noun [ Latin armatura , from armare to arm: confer French armature . See Arm , transitive verb , Armor .] 1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.

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.

3. (Architecture) Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss.

Armature Ar"ma·ture noun (Electricity) That part of a dynamo or electric generator or of an electric motor in which a current is induced by a relatively moving magnetic field. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron.

Armchair Arm"chair` noun A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms. Tennyson.

Armed Armed adjective 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. "And armed host." Dryden.

2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.

A distemper eminently armed from heaven.
De Foe.

3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; - - said of beasts and birds of prey.

Armed at all points (Blazoning) , completely incased in armor, sometimes described as armed cap-à- pie . Cussans. -- Armed en flute . (Nautical) See under Flute . -- Armed magnet , a magnet provided with an armature. -- Armed neutrality . See under Neutrality .

Armenian Ar·me"ni·an adjective [ Confer French Arménien , Latin Armenias , from Armenia .] 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.

Armenian Ar·me"ni·an noun 1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.

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.

Armet Arm"et noun [ French, dim. of arme arm, or corrupted for healmet helmet.] A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.

Armful Arm"ful noun ; plural Armfulus As much as the arm can hold.

Armgaunt Arm"gaunt` adjective With gaunt or slender legs. "An armgaunt steed." Shak.

» This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained.

Armhole Arm"hole` noun [ Arm + hole .] 1. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. Bacon.

2. A hole for the arm in a garment.

Armiferous Ar·mif"er·ous adjective [ Latin armifer ; arma arms + ferre to bear.] Bearing arms or weapons. [ R.]

Armiger Ar"mi·ger noun [ Latin 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.

Armigerous Ar·mig"er·ous adjective Bearing arms. [ R.]

They belonged to the armigerous part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire.
De Quincey.

Armil Ar"mil noun [ Latin armilla a bracelet, from armus arm: confer Old French armille .] 1. A bracelet. [ Obsolete]

2. An ancient astronomical instrument.

» 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.

Armilla Ar·mil"la noun ; plural English Armillas Latin Armillæ [ Latin , a bracelet.] 1. An armil.

2. (Zoology) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.

Armillary Ar"mil·la·ry adjective [ Late Latin armillarius , from Latin armilla arm ring, bracelet, from armus arm: confer French armillaire . See Arm , noun ] Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.

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.

Arming Arm"ing noun 1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.

The arming was now universal.
Macaulay.

2. (Nautical) 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.

3. plural (Nautical) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.

Arming press (Bookbinding) , a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.

Arminian Ar·min"i·an adjective Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian , noun

Arminian Ar·min"i·an noun (Eccl. Hist.) One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).

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.

Arminianism Ar·min"i·an·ism noun The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.

Armipotence Ar·mip"o·tence noun [ Latin armipotentia , from armipotents .] Power in arms. [ R.] Johnson.

Armipotent Ar·mip"o·tent adjective [ Latin armipotents ; arma arms + potens powerful, present participle of posse to be able.] Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.

The temple stood of Mars armipotent .
Dryden.

Armisonant, Armisonous Ar·mis"o·nant, Ar·mis"o·nous adjective [ Latin armisonus ; arma arms + sonare (present participle sonans ) to sound.] Rustling in arms; resounding with arms. [ Obsolete]

Armistice Ar"mis·tice noun [ French armistice , from (an assumed word) Latin 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.

Armless Arm"less adjective 1. Without any arm or branch.

2. Destitute of arms or weapons.

Armlet Arm"let noun [ Arm + -let .] 1. A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. Johnson.

2. An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.

3. Armor for the arm.

Armoniac Ar·mo"ni·ac adjective Ammoniac. [ Obsolete]

Armor Ar"mor noun [ Middle English armure , from French armure , Old French armeure , from Latin armatura . See Armature .] [ Spelt also armour .] 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.

» 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.

2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.

Coat armor , the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. -- Submarine , a water- tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine .

Armor-bearer Ar"mor-bear`er noun One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. Judg. ix. 54.

Armor-plated Ar"mor-plat`ed adjective Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.

This day will be launched . . . the first armor- plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.
Times (Dec. 29, 1860).

Armored Ar"mored adjective Clad with armor.

Armored cruiser Ar"mored cruis"er (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.

Armorer Ar"mor·er noun [ Middle English armurer , armerer , from French armurter , from armure armor.] 1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms.

2. Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor. Shak.

3. One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.

Armorial Ar·mo"ri·al adjective [ French armorial , from armoiries arms, coats of arms, for armoieries , from Old French armoier to paint arms, coats of arms, from armes , from Latin arma . See Arms , Armory .] Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.

Figures with armorial signs of race and birth.
Wordsworth.

Armorial bearings . See Arms , 4.

Armoric, Armorican Ar·mor"ic, Ar·mor"i·can adjective [ Latin Armoricus , from 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. -- noun The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.

Armorican Ar·mor"i·can noun A native of Armorica.

Armorist Ar"mor·ist noun [ French armoriste .] One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. Cussans.

Armory Ar"mo·ry noun ; plural Armories [ Old French armaire , armarie , French armoire , from Latin armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with French armoiries . See Armorial , Ambry .] 1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.

2. Armor; defensive and offensive arms.

Celestial armory , shields, helms, and spears.
Milton.

3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords. [ U.S.]

4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. Spenser.

5. That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.

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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