arms
Weaponry, weapons.
Other meanings
A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, normally displayed upon an escutcheon and sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement
“The arms of England are: gules, three lions passant guardant or.”
A kind of
- means
Kinds of arms
- ammunition
- armament
- defense system
- hardware
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "armes".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “arms” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.