arms

1 weapons considered collectively [syn: weaponry, implements of war, weapons system, munition]

2 the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: coat of arms, blazon, blazonry]

see Arms

English

Etymology

13th Century, from , arma.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)mz

Noun

arms

1. Plural of arm

   We laid down on the snowbank and moved our arms up and down to make snow angels.

2. Weapons.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms.

3. In the context of "heraldry": Synonym for coat of arms.

   The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.

Translations

Verb

arms

1. If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!

Swedish

Noun

arms

1. indefinite singular genitive of arm

Arms are the upper limbs of the body.

ARMS may refer to:

• ARMs, a type of weapon in the Wild Arms video game franchise
• Amherst Regional Middle School
• Action for Research into Multiple Sclerosis, a concert performed by British rock performers in memory of Ronnie Lane
• Australian Relief & Mercy Services
• ARMS, a Japanese animation studio
• Project ARMS, a Japanese anime series.
• Amplification Refractory Mutation System, a allele-specific PCR

Arms may refer to:

• Armaments, weapons, as in small arms, right to arms
• Coat of arms
• Arms, or TRIN, a short-term stock trading index

See also Arm (disambiguation).

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