Part 361

Ar*mip"o*tent (&?;), a. [L. armipotents; arma arms + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.] Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.

The temple stood of Mars armipotent. Dryden.

{ Ar*mis"o*nant (&?;), Ar*mis"o*nous (&?;), } a. [L. armisonus; arma arms + sonare (p. pr. sonans) to sound.] Rustling in arms; resounding with arms. [Obs.]

Ar"mis*tice (&?;), n. [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word) L. armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form, -stitum), to stand still.] A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.

Arm"less (&?;), a. 1. Without any arm or branch.

2. Destitute of arms or weapons.

Arm"let (&?;), n. [Arm + -let.] 1. A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. Johnson.

2. An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.

3. Armor for the arm.

Ar*mo"ni*ac (&?;), a. Ammoniac. [Obs.]

Ar"mor (&?;), n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.] 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.

In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide.

2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.

Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. -- Submarine, a water- tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.

Ar"mor-bear`er (&?;), n. One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. Judg. ix. 54.

Ar"mored (&?;), a. Clad with armor.

Ar"mor*er (&?;), n. [OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter, fr. armure armor.] 1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms.

2. Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor. Shak.

3. One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.

Ar*mo"ri*al (&?;), a. [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms, coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See Arms, Armory.] Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.

Figures with armorial signs of race and birth. Wordsworth.

Armorial bearings. See Arms, 4.

{ Ar*mor"ic (&?;), Ar*mor"i*can (&?;), } a. [L. Armoricus, fr. Celtic ar on, at + mor sea.] Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people. -- n. The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.

Ar*mor"i*can, n. A native of Armorica.

Ar"mor*ist (&?;), n. [F. armoriste.] One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. Cussans.

Ar"mor-plat`ed (&?;), a. Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.

This day will be launched . . . the first armor- plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. Times (Dec. 29, 1860).

Ar"mo*ry (&?;), n.; pl. Armories (&?;). [OF. armaire, armarie, F. armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with F. armoiries. See Armorial, Ambry.] 1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.