Chapter Arduous to Articulate of A by Soule's Synonymes

4. Prepare, fit up, make ready.

Arm, v. n. Take arms, be fitted or provided with arms, make warlike preparations, gather an army, collect munitions of war.

Armada, n. Fleet (especially that of Spain against England in 1588), squadron, flotilla.

Armament, n.

1. Body of forces.

2. Guns, cannon, arms, munitions of war.

Arm-chair, n. Elbow-chair, armed chair.

Armistice, n. Truce, suspension of hostilities, cessation of arms, temporary peace.

Arm of flesh. Human strength, human aid.

Arm of the sea. Estuary, frith, inlet, firth, fiord.

Armor, n. Defensive clothing, coat of mail. See arms.

Armorial, a. Heraldic.

Armory, n. Arsenal, depository of arms, magazine of arms.

Armpit, n. Axilla.

Arms, n. pl.

1. Weapons, means of offence and defence, armor, harness, accoutrements, array, panoply, mail, martial array.

2. War, warlike exploits, warfare, heroic achievements, deeds of valor, deeds of arms.

3. Escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, ensign armorial, armorial bearings, device, crest, coat of arms, heraldic emblem.

Army, n.

1. Host, force, troops, legions, armed force, military force, body of troops.

2. Host, multitude, throng, vast assemblage.

Arnica, n. Leopard’s bane, mountain-tobacco.