Part 635

<hw>Arm</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.</def> " 'Tis time to <i>arm</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

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<h1>Armada</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar*ma"da</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>armada</ets>, L. as if <ets>armata</ets> (sc. <ets>classic</ets> fleet), fr. <ets>armatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>armare</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <er>Army</er>.]</ety> <def>A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, <er>a</er>. <er>d</er>. 1558.</def>

<h1>Armadillo</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar`ma*dil"lo</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Armadillos</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>armadillo</ets>, dim. of <ets>armado</ets> armed, p. p. of <ets>armar</ets> to arm. Do called from being armed with a bony shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any edentate animal if the family <spn>Dasypid\'91</spn>, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See <er>Peba</er>, <er>Poyou</er>, <er>Tatouay</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.</def>

<h1>Armado</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar*ma"do</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Armada.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Armament</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar"ma*ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>armamenta</ets>, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. <ets>armare</ets> to arm: cf. LL. <ets>armamentum</ets>, F. <ets>armement</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.</def> "The whole united <i>armament</i> of Greece."

<i>Glover.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mil. & Nav.)</fld> <def>All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Any equipment for resistance.</def>

<h1>Armamentary</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar`ma*men"ta*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>armamentarium</ets>, fr. <ets>armamentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>armamentaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>An armory; a magazine or arsenal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Armature</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar"ma*ture</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>armatura</ets>, fr. <ets>armare</ets> to arm: cf. F. <ets>armature</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, v. t., <er>Armor</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.</def>

<i>Oxf. Gloss.</i>

<h1>Armchair</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Arm"chair`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Armed</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Armed</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection.</def> "And <i>armed</i> host."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.</def>