armed
AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (3)
- (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms“armed robbery”Opposite unarmedSimilar militarized, light-armed, equipped
- having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination“the many-armed goddess Shiva”Opposite armlessSimilar one-armed, long-armed, armlike, brachiate
- (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thornsOpposite unarmedSimilar thistlelike, clawed, barbed, bristlelike, brushlike
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Translations
Adjective equipped, especially with a weapon
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. “And armed host.” John Dryden
2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
A distemper eminently armed from heaven.— Daniel De Foe
3. Heraldry Having horns, beak, talons, etc; — said of beasts and birds of prey.
Armed at all points Blazoning, completely incased in armor, sometimes described as armed cap-à-pie. John Edwin. Cussans — Armed en flute. Nautical See under Flute. — Armed magnet, a magnet provided with an armature. — Armed neutrality. See under Neutrality.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54