English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Armature
(n.)
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.
Armature
(n.)
Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a
building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.
Armchair
(n.)
A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Armed
(a.)
Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or
efficiency.
Armed
(a.)
Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds
of prey.
Armed
(a.)
Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with
the means of security or protection.
Armed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Arm
Armenian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Armenia.
Armenian
(n.)
A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the
language of the Armenians.
Armenian
(n.)
An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization
similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others
to the Roman Catholic.
Armet
(n.)
A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
Armful
(n.)
As much as the arm can hold.
Armfulus
(pl. )
of Armful
Armgaunt
(a.)
With gaunt or slender legs. (?)
Armhole
(n.)
A hole for the arm in a garment.
Armhole
(n.)
The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.
Armiferous
(a.)
Bearing arms or weapons.
Armiger
(n.)
Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who
bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in
degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now
superseded by esquire.
Armigerous
(a.)
Bearing arms.
Armil
(n.)
A bracelet.