armorer, armourer (armorer)

[Second form now usual in England; The armourers , accomplishing the knights, With busy hammers closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. Shak., Hen. V., iv. (cho.). Riding further past an armorer's , Who, with back turn'd, and bow'd above his work, Sat riveting a helmet on his knee. Tennyson , Geraint. 2. In modern use, a manufacturer or custodian of military arms; specifically, one who has the supervision of any collection or equipment of arms. The armorer of a ship has charge of the arms, IMG:content-1145.png:[graphic] Armor i can (är-mor'i-kan), a. and n. I. a. Same as Armoric . armorist (är'mor-ist), n. [F. armoriste, ar- moiries, coat of arms: see armory2 and -ist .] One skilled in armory or heraldic arms. armor-plate (ar'mor-plāt), n. A metallic 2. A place where arms and instruments of war are kept. In the United States the State militia are usually provided with armories, which include also of fices, drill-rooms, etc. 3. A place where arms and armor are made; an armorer's shop; an arsenal. [U. S.] -4. The craft of an armorer. armory2 (är'mor-i), n.; pl. armories (-iz). [In England usually spelled armoury ; early mod. E. armory, armoury, armery, armor ye , armoirie, armoirie , armoierie, in pl. ar- moiries, arms, cognizances, scutcheons, armoyer (mod. F. ar- morier = It. arm egg i are ), blazon arms, armes , arms: see arm2 . Cf. armory1.] 1. The science of blazoning arms; the knowledge of coat- armor; heraldry.-2. An armorial ensign; a crest or heraldic emblem; arms. Henry VII. united, by the marriage of Elizabeth of York, the white rose and the red, the armories of two very powerful families. IMG:content-1146.png:[blocks in formation] Sir H. Wotton, Panegyric of Charles I. 3t. Ensigns of war; colors. armory3t, n. [After armoryl and F. armoire (see armoire ) , ult. armarium , whence ind i- rectly ambry and directly armary: see ambry country. and armary , and cf. armory1.] A cupboard; an ambry. armosiet, n. A variant of armozeen . armour, armoured, etc. See armor , etc. armozeen, armozine (är-mō-zēn'), n. [Early mod. E. also armazine , armesine , nus ; origin unknown.] A kind of taffeta or plain silk, used for women's and also for men's wear in the eighteenth century and earlier. armpit (ärm'pit), n. [ armepytt ; pit1 .] The hollow place or cavity under the shoulder; the axilla. arm-rack (ärm'rak), n. A frame or fitting for the stowage of arms. arm-rest (ärm'rest), n. Something designed as a rest for the arm; specifically, that portion of a choir-stall which is designed to support the arms of the occupant when he is in either a leaning or a standing posture; also, the carved end of a bench, as in a church-pew. arm-saw (arm'sâ), n . to the side of a ship or the outer wall of a fort, with the view of rendering it shot-proof. A pro- tection of iron for ships was proposed in the early part of the present century, but the first practical application of it was probably to the French floating batteries used in the Crime an war. The succe of these led the French to construct "La Gloire," the first of the so-called ironclads, completed in 1861. This ve el, which had 4-inch wrought- iron plates over a backing of about 3 feet in thickne , arm-scye (ärm'sī), n . Same as hand -saw. See Same as scye . IMG:content-1147.png:[blocks in formation] at arm's-length, to work disadvantageously or awk- wardly. arm-sling (ärm's ling), n. A sling of linen or other fabric for supporting the forearm when fractured or otherwise injured. arm-span (ärm's pan), n. The span or reach of one's arm; an arm's-length. Workshop Receipts , I. 313. The reach of the arm's-reach (ärmz'rēch), n. arm; the distance to which the arm can reach: as, to be within arm's - reach . armstrong (ärm's trong), n . [ gra , Polygonum aviculare . Armstrong gun. See gun . arm-sweep (ärm's wep), n. The length of reach or sweep of an arm. Browning . [Poetical.] armulett (är'mū-let), n. A form of armillet or of armlet . [Rare.] armure (är'mūr), n. 11. The regular Middle English form of armor. Chaucer.-2. A woolen or silk fabric woven with a surface-ridge form- ing a small pattern, as a diamond, etc. armyl (är'mi), a. [ Though large the forest's monarch throws His army shade. Burns. army2 (är'mi), n.; pl. armies (-miz). [Early mod. E. also armie, armee , armee , mod. F. armée = Sp. Pg. armada = It. armata , armata , an armed force, army, prop. fem. of L. armatus , pp. of armare , arm, arm a , arms: see arm2 , and cf. armada, armata, doublets of army .] '1t. An armed expedition. army-corps (är'mi-kōr), n. [ army2 + corps ; a translation of F. corps d'armée .] A corps which is made up of several divisions, and em- braces every arm of the service, thus forming an army complete in itself, and and placed under the command of a general officer of higher hig rank than a divisional officer. In the British army three divisions make an army-corps. Some- times abbreviated A. C. See division . army-list (är'mi-list), n. lication (as title, Army List ), i ued period i- cally, containing a list of the officers in the army, the stations of regiments, etc. In the IMG:content-1148.png:[blocks in formation] sometimes marches over a country, completely stripping it of all the gra es and young grain in its way. It undergoes transformation in the ground. The parent moth has a conspicuous white dot on the disk of the front wings. arn (ärn), n. [Sc., perhaps a reduction of allern, aldern, of alder; or else of Gael. fearn , alder, = Ir. fearn , alder, = W. gwern , alder- trees.] The alder, Alnus glutinosa . arna (är'nä), n. [Hind. arna , fem. arni .] A, name of the wild Indian buffalo, Bos bubal us or Bubalus arni , notable for its size and the length of its horns. Also arnee, arni. arnatto (är-nat'ō), n. Same as arnotto . Arnaut (är-nout'), n. [Also as F., Arnaout = G. Arnaut = Serv. Arnaut , Arnautin , Bulg. Ar- nautin, Arnaut , Ἀρναβίτης , trans- posed from Ἀρβανίτης for * Αλβανίτης , Albanus , an Albanian, + -ίτης, Ε. -ite2.] A na- tive of Albania; an Albanian. arnee, arni (är'nē), n. Same as arna . arnica