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ARM, Sax. aftm or ea^m. That part 

 of the upper extremity of the human 

 body which extends from the shoulder to 

 the wrist: divided into the brachiuni and 

 antibrachium by anatomists. 



AR'MA, Lat. for arms, applied in botany 

 to various pointed appendages of plants, 

 as i>ina. 



ARMADIL'LO, a mammiferous genus of 

 quadruped peculiar to America ; the da- 

 sypus of Linnaeus, and belonging to his 

 order bradypoda, but placed by CxiTier 

 in the order edentata. The armadillos 

 take their name from the peculiar scaly 

 and hard shell, formed of compartments 

 resembling little paving stones, which 

 covers their head and body, and frequently 

 their tail. They dig burrows and live 

 partly on vegetables, and partly on in- 

 sects and dead bodies. There are several 

 species or rather sub-genera. 



AR'M ATURE, Lat. 'HiHattira, armour, that 

 which defends, but sometimes used of 

 offensive weapons. A piece of soft iron 

 pplied to a loadstone, or connecting the 

 poles of a horse-shoe magnet, is called 

 its armature; when the armature is ap- 

 plied the magntt is said to be armed. 



ARMED. In heraldry the term is used 

 with respect to beasts and birds of prey 

 when their teeth, horns, feet, beak, talons 

 or tusks are of a different colour from the 

 rest of the body ; e. g. " He bears a falcon 

 armed, or." 



ARME'NIAN STOHS, blue mineral or 

 earth variously spottr.j, and not unlike 

 the lapis lazuli; fouixl arst in Armenia or 

 furcomania. 



AH'MIGER, literally a bearer of arms, 

 ama and giro ; an old title of diamity 

 next ia degree to a knight, now replaced 

 by esquire. 



AR'M-LLART, from armilla, a bracelet. 

 Conai:ting of riu^s or circles, chiefly ap- 

 piicd to an arti'jcial sphere composed of 

 various circles put together in the proper 

 order of the imaginary circles which sur- 

 round the earth, for the purpose of illus- 

 trating the motions of the celestial bodies. 



AR'MINGS, in nautical language the 

 iraist-clcihes hung about a ship's upper 

 works. 



ARMIN'UNS, a religious sect which has 

 iis name from Anninius (the Latin name 

 of James Hermann), who maintained, in 

 opposition to Calvin, that the merits of 

 Christ extended to all mankind ; and that 

 the grace necessary to salvation is attain- 

 able by every one. The Arminians tu]] 

 remain a distinct sect in Holland, utdr 

 the name of remonstrants (q. v.), and have 

 been the predominant party in the church 

 of England since the time of Laud. 



AR'MOR, ) a defensive habit composed 



AR'MOCR, J of the casque or helmet, 

 or get, cuirass, gauntlet, tacce, braaect?, 



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cuisses and covers for the legs, to which 

 the spurs were fastened. This furnitura 

 was denominated harness or armour, caj>- 

 & pit, i.e., from head to foot, and WM 

 used by cavaliers and men-at-arms. la 

 statutes, armour is used for the whole ap- 

 paratus of war. Coat-armour signifies 

 the escutcheon of any person or familr, 

 with its several charges and other furni- 

 ture, as mantling, crest, supporters, 

 motto, &c. 



AKM.S, Lat. armtt. In botany, see ARMA.. 

 In heraldry, tie ensigns armorial of a 

 family, and consisting of figures and co- 

 lours borne in shields, banners, &c., as 

 marks of distinction and dignity. Charged 

 arms are snch as retain tV.eir ancient in- 

 tegrity, and acquire some new honourable 

 charge or bearing. Voccl crms are such, 

 that the figures bear some allusion to the 

 name of the bearer. 



AR'JJICA, the plant leopard's bane, a 

 genus of perennials; Syngenesia Poly- 

 gamia superflua ; a European species, is 

 used medicinally. Name anciently given 

 to a different plant. 



ARNoIpEJE, a natural family of plants of 

 which the genus arum is the type. 



AR'.NOLDISTS. The partisans of Arnold 

 of Brescia, who, in the twelfth century, 

 was the first to raise his voice against the 

 abuses and vices of the clergy. 



AB'OBA, \ ia Sp. arroba, and in the dia- 



AR'OBE, ) lect of Peru arrow . 1. A 

 weight used in Spain, Portugal, Goa.and 



Brazil ; that of Madrid is 251bs. avoir. 



2. A measure of capacity, that of Malaga 

 contains 794 cub. ins. 



ARO'MA, Lat. of CA$*UM. The odorife- 

 rous principle of aromatic plants, or such 

 as have a warm and agreeable odour, as 

 the cardamom. 



AROC'RA. 1. A Grecian measure of 50 



feet. 2. An Egyptian measure of 100 



square feet. 



ARPEG'OIO, \ Ital. arpegaiare, to play 



ARFEGGIA'TO, J on the harp. In mtisif, 

 the striking or bowing of notes on a vio- 

 lin or similar instruments in quick suc- 

 cession, in imitation of the harp. 



AR'PEST, the French acre, corrupted 

 from artipendiutn or ariprnnium, which 

 denotes the measuring of land with a cord. 

 The arpent is about j acre English. 



ARUCEBCS'ADE, from arquebuss, a hand- 

 gun. An aromatic spirituous lotion ap- 

 plied to strains, &c., originally applied to 

 wounds from an arquebuss. 



AKRA.C'ACHA. The South American 

 najue for an umbelliferous plant, thvArra- 

 cacia esculenta of botanists. Its roots, 

 which are of a large size, and fleshy and 

 sweet, are cultivated in Columbia and 

 Jamaica. 



ARRAI'ON, arraignment. To arraign it 

 to set In order or nt for trial . as to r- 



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