arms
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7.9
- noun
- /ɑrmz/
:
blason
- I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD A GRANDCHILD IN MY ARMS BEFORE I GO.
Katie's Arms is the pub, as in Arms.
- Katie's Arms is the pub, as in Arms.
- Cause a lot of them like somebody's name or they're called like the Something Arms.
Examples
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THEY'LL BE IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS.
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Traditionally, right nobleman could bear arms, non nobles couldn't.
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WOULD YOU PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME?
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SHE'D SWALLOW THE PAIN AND HOLD YOU IN HER ARMS TILL YOU QUIETED DOWN.
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IT WAS INTO HIS ARMS THAT I ENTRUSTED THE 2 CHILDREN.
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YOU MIGHT BE BACK IN YOUR LOVIN' WIFE'S ARMS SOONER THAN YOU THINK.
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The family's coat of arms featured a lion and a tree, representing strength and growth.
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Heraldic experts study the symbols on coats of arms to understand family lineage.
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The university displayed its arms prominently at the entrance, showcasing its rich history.
Synonyms
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4.0
A visible thing with a design that represents a group, idea or quality
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6.8
A special design on a shield that identifies a family, state, or organization
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9.9
A special symbol like a family shield that shows who the group is
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9.9
A shield that shows a family's coat of arms
Official symbols like coats of arms that show a family or state's identity
A picture or symbol on a shield that shows who a family is
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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4.3
Rules that limit a country's weapons and armed forces, often agreed between countries
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4.2
A competition between countries to make more powerful weapons and military technology
- Formal
3
7.3
A person who keeps order and makes people follow rules in a meeting or court
- Archaic
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9.9
A soldier in medieval times who wears heavy armour and fights on horseback
- Jargon
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8.6
A command ordering soldiers to hold a rifle vertically at their right side with the end touching the ground
A series of talks between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons
- Jargon
A set of practiced moves for holding and presenting a rifle during military drills
One of forty ceremonial guards who attend the king or queen at state events
An officer who keeps order in a parliament or court and carries out official orders
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word arms for family symbols comes from the Latin word arma, which means 'weapons', because these pictures were first shown on shields in battle. So a family's arms are the pictures they 'carried' into war and now show who they are.