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'ARM, n. [L. armus, an arm, a shoulder, a wing; armus is directly from the Gr. a joint, it would seem to be formed from Gr. to fit.]

1. The limb of the human body, which extends from the shoulder to the hand.

2. The branch of a tree, or the slender part of a machine, projecting from a trunk or axis. The limbs of animals are also sometimes called arms.

3. A narrow inlet of water from the sea.

4. Figuratively, power, might, strength; as the secular arm. In this sense the word is often used in the scriptures.

To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed. Isa. 53.

'ARM, v.t. [L. armo; arma.]

1. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense, or defense; as, to arm the militia.

2. To cover with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, or security; as, to arm the hilt of a sword.

3. To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify.

Arm yourselves with the same mind. 1Pet. 4.

'ARM, v.i. To provide with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms; as, the nations arm for war.

This verb is not really intransitive in this use, but reciprocal, the pronoun being omitted. The nations arm - for, the nations arm themselves.


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'ARM, n. [L. armus, an arm, a shoulder, a wing; armus is directly from the Gr. a joint, it would seem to be formed from Gr. to fit.]

1. The limb of the human body, which extends from the shoulder to the hand.

2. The branch of a tree, or the slender part of a machine, projecting from a trunk or axis. The limbs of animals are also sometimes called arms.

3. A narrow inlet of water from the sea.

4. Figuratively, power, might, strength; as the secular arm. In this sense the word is often used in the scriptures.

To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed. Isa. 53.

'ARM, v.t. [L. armo; arma.]

1. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense, or defense; as, to arm the militia.

2. To cover with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, or security; as, to arm the hilt of a sword.

3. To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify.

Arm yourselves with the same mind. 1Pet. 4.

'ARM, v.i. To provide with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms; as, the nations arm for war.

This verb is not really intransitive in this use, but reciprocal, the pronoun being omitted. The nations arm - for, the nations arm themselves.

ARM, n. [Sax. arm, earm; D.G. Sw. Dan. arm; L. armus, an arm, a shoulder, a wing. In Russ. a shoulder is ramo, which may be the same word as the L. armus. If so, this word belongs to the root Rm coinciding with L. ramus, a branch, that is, a shoot, like the Celtic braich, L. brachium. But if the L. armus is directly from the Gr. ἁρμος, a joint, it would seem to be formed from Gr. αρω, to fit.]

  1. The limb of the human body, which extends from the shoulder to the hand.
  2. The branch of a tree, or the slender part of a machine, projecting from a trunk or axis. The limbs of animals are also sometimes called arms.
  3. A narrow inlet of water from the sea.
  4. Figuratively, power, might, strength; as, the secular arm. In this sense the word is often used in the Scriptures. To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? Isa. liii.

ARM, v.i.

To provide with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms; as, the nations arm for war. This verb is not really intransitive in this use, but reciprocal, the pronoun being omitted. The nations arm – for, the nations arm themselves.


ARM, v.t. [L. armo; Fr. armer; Sp. armar; It. armare; from L. arma.]

  1. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense, or defense; as, to arm the militia.
  2. To cover with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, or security; as, to arm the hilt of a sword.
  3. To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify. Arm yourselves with the same mind. 1 Pet. iv.

Arm
  1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
  2. A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.

    (b)
  3. To take by the arm] to take up in one's arms.

    [Obs.]

    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.

  4. To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.

    " 'Tis time to arm." Shak.

  5. Anything resembling an arm

    ; as, (a)
  6. To furnish with arms or limbs.

    [R.]

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

  7. 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 armwe 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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arm

'ARM, n. [L. armus, an arm, a shoulder, a wing; armus is directly from the Gr. a joint, it would seem to be formed from Gr. to fit.]

1. The limb of the human body, which extends from the shoulder to the hand.

2. The branch of a tree, or the slender part of a machine, projecting from a trunk or axis. The limbs of animals are also sometimes called arms.

3. A narrow inlet of water from the sea.

4. Figuratively, power, might, strength; as the secular arm. In this sense the word is often used in the scriptures.

To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed. Isa. 53.

'ARM, v.t. [L. armo; arma.]

1. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense, or defense; as, to arm the militia.

2. To cover with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, or security; as, to arm the hilt of a sword.

3. To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify.

Arm yourselves with the same mind. 1Pet. 4.

'ARM, v.i. To provide with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms; as, the nations arm for war.

This verb is not really intransitive in this use, but reciprocal, the pronoun being omitted. The nations arm - for, the nations arm themselves.

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