| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| arming | present participle & vb. noun | of Arm, The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms., 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., Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship’s upper works on holidays. |
| armada | verb t. | A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558. |
| armado | noun | Armada. |
| armful | noun | As much as the arm can hold. |
| armlet | noun | A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea., An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm., Armor for the arm. |
| armory | noun | A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping., Armor; defensive and offensive arms., A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords., Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings., That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor. |
| armpit | noun | The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla. |
| armure | noun | Armor., A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface. |