arms : Idioms & Phrases
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A stand of arms
- a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone.
Webster 1913
Arm's end
Webster 1913
Arm's length
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noun a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
WordNet
Webster 1913
Arm's reach
- . See under
Arm .
Webster 1913
Bred to arms
- educated to the profession of a soldier.
Webster 1913
In arms
- armed for war; in a state of hostility.
Webster 1913
Small arms
- portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc.
Webster 1913
To arms
- ! a summons to war or battle.
Webster 1913
Under arms
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adverb armed and prepared for fighting
WordNet
- armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.