arms : Idioms & Phrases


A stand of arms

  • a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone.
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Arm's end

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Arm's length

  • noun a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
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Arm's reach

  • . See under Arm.
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Bred to arms

  • educated to the profession of a soldier.
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In arms

  • armed for war; in a state of hostility.
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Small arms

  • portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc.
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To arms

  • ! a summons to war or battle.
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Under arms

  • adverb armed and prepared for fighting
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  • armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.
Webster 1913