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. |