Part 634

<hw>Ark"ite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Belonging to the ark.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Faber.</i>

<h1>Ark shell</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>Ark" shell`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus <spn>Arca</spn> and its allies.</def>

<h1>Arles</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>Arles</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arrhes</ets>, Scot. <ets>airles</ets>. Cf. <er>Earles penny</er>.]</ety> <def>An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<cs><col>Arles penny</col>, <cd>earnest money given to servants.</cd> <i>Kersey.</i></cs>

<h1>Arm</h1> <Xpage=81>

<hw>Arm</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>arm</ets>, <ets>earm</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>aram</ets>, G., D., Dan., & Sw. <ets>arm</ets>, Icel. <ets>armr</ets>, Goth. <ets>arms</ets>, L. <ets>armus</ets> arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. <?/ joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root <?/ to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. <ets>rame</ets>. <?/. See <er>Art</er>, <er>Article</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Anything resembling an arm</def>; as, <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A branch of a tree.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; <as>as, the <ex>arm</ex> of a steelyard</as>.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Naut)</fld> <def>The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>An inlet of water from the sea.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; <as>as, the secular <ex>arm</ex>; the <ex>arm</ex> of the law.</as></def>

<blockquote>To whom is the <b>arm</b> of the Lord revealed? <i>Isa. lii. 1.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Arm's end</col>, <cd>the end of the arm; a good distance off.</cd> <i>Dryden</i>. -- <col>Arm's length</col>, <cd>the length of the arm.</cd> -- <col>Arm's reach</col>, <cd>reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To go</col> (or <col>walk</col>) <col>arm in arm</col></mcol>, <cd>to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another.</cd> "When <i>arm in arm<i>we went along." <i>Tennyson</i>. -- <col>To keep at arm's length</col>, <cd>to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse.</cd> -- <col>To work at arm's length</col>, <cd>to work disadvantageously.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Arm</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Arms</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A branch of the military service; <as>as, the cavalry <ex>arm</ex> was made efficient</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def>

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<hw>Arm</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Armed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Arming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>armen</ets>, F. <ets>armer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armare</ets>, fr. <ets>arma</ets>, pl., arms. See <er>arms</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave: come, <b>arm</b> him. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Arm</b> your prize; I know you will not lose him. <i>Two N. Kins.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To furnish with arms or limbs.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>His shoulders broad and strong, <b>Armed</b> long and round. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; <as>as, to <ex>arm</ex> soldiers; to <ex>arm</ex> the country.</as></def>

<blockquote>Abram . . . <b>armed</b> his trained servants. <i>Gen. xiv. 14.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; <as>as, to <ex>arm</ex> the hit of a sword; to <ex>arm</ex> a hook in angling.</as></def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.</def>

<blockquote><b>Arm</b> yourselves . . . with the same mind. <i>1 Pet. iv. 1.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To arm a magnet</col>, <cd>to fit it with an armature.</cd></cs>

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