Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Arming.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma,
pl., arms. See arms.]
1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.]
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And make him with our pikes and partisans
A grave: come, arm him. --Shak.
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Arm your prize;
I know you will not lose him. --Two N. Kins.
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2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]
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His shoulders broad and strong,
Armed long and round. --Beau. & Fl.
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3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense;
as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
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Abram . . . armed his trained servants. --Gen. xiv.
14.
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4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will
add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm
the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
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5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for
resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
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Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. --1 Pet.
iv. 1.
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To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature.
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Arming \Arm"ing\, n.
1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
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The arming was now universal. --Macaulay.
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2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower
end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells,
etc., of the sea bottom. --Totten.
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3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
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Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
designs on the covers of books.
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