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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹmz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːmz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mz
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 2.
Noun[edit]
arms pl
- Weaponry, weapons.
- (heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement
- The arms of England are: gules, three lions passant gardant or.
- 1950 June, Michael Robbins, “Heraldry of London Underground Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 382:
- The Metropolitan Electric trams bore the three seaxes of the Middlesex arms, with a crown above the shield, on a blue circle.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
heraldic design
Verb[edit]
arms
- third-person singular simple present indicative of arm
- If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!
Etymology 2[edit]
See arm.
Noun[edit]
arms
Anagrams[edit]
- ASMR, ASRM, M.R.A.S., MARS, MRAs, MRSA, MSAR, Mars, Masr, RAMs, Rams, SARM, SRAM, mars, mas'r, rams, rasm
Afrikaans[edit]
Noun[edit]
arms
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
arms c
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
arms
- Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃
Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
arms
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
arms
Anagrams[edit]
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