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Webster 1913 Edition
Arm
Arm
,Noun.
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 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.
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
pl.
Arm
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Armed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Arming
.] 1.
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
[Obs.]
And make him with our pikes and partisans
A grave: come,
A grave: come,
arm
him. Shakespeare
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
,Verb.
I.
To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.
“ 'Tis time to arm.” Shak.