see|Arms
English
rank|ready|ought|written|444|arms|across|answer|early

Etymology
13th Century, from OF., L. arma.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-arms.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)mz|-��(r)mz

Noun
arms

1. plural of|arm

#:We laid down on the snowbank and moved our arms up and down to make snow angels.

1. weapon|Weapons.

#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms.

1. context|heraldry Synonym for coat of arms.

#:The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.

Translations
trans-top|weapons
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Kurdish: KUchar|���ک
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Verb
arms

1. third-person singular of|arm#Etymology 2|arm

#:If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!

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Swedish

Noun
arms

1. indefinite singular genitive of arm

Category:Heraldic terminology
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