(with arms)

  • 51Arms of the City —    Argent, plain cross gules, in the dexter chief canton a sword erect in pale of the second.    Crest : A dragon s wing argent charged with a cross gules.    The arms incorporate the cross of St. George with the sword of St. Paul, the patron… …

    Dictionary of London

  • 52arms of affection — heraldry : arms assumed out of gratitude to a benefactor and borne quartered with one s paternal arms …

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  • 53Arms Race in Sporting Goods — ▪ 2000 by Gavin Forbes Ehringer       Modern athletes, it is said, stand on the shoulders of yesteryear s greats; increasingly, however, improvements in conditioning, technique, training, and coaching are augmented not only by the advances made… …

    Universalium

  • 54with open arms — Synonyms and related words: agreeably, amiably, amicably, animatedly, anxiously, ardently, arm in arm, avidly, breathlessly, congenially, cordially, de bonne volonte, eagerly, enthusiastically, familiarly, favorably, friendliwise, friendly,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 55Arms shipments from Czechoslovakia to Israel 1947-1949 — Between June 1947 and October 31, 1949 the Jewish agency (later to become the Israeli government) seeking weapons for Operation Balak, made several purchases of weapons in Czechoslovakia, some of them of former German army weapons, captured by… …

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  • 56arms of adoption — heraldry : arms taken by a stranger in blood in compliance with the will of a testator …

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  • 57with open arms — adverb With enthusiasm, as if embracing …

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  • 58arms — n. weapons, firearms ɑːm n. part of the body between the shoulder and the hand v. equip with weapons; be equipped with weapons …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 59with open arms — idi cordially; with warm hospitality …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60Arms, Assize of — 1181. This *assize extended the obligations of military equipment and service to those not previously affected. Under *fyrd law, only free landholders had been liable. This assize summoned all burgesses, all freeholders, regardless of wealth;… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases