armed
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See also -armed
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
- Past participle of arm (below).
[edit] Adjective
armed (comparative more armed, superlative most armed)
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[edit] Translations
Equipped, esp. with a weapon
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Prepared for use
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[edit] Verb
armed
- Simple past tense and past participle of arm.
[edit] Etymology 2
Arm, the upper limb of the body + -ed past participle.
[edit] Adjective
armed (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- (rarely) Having an arm or arms.
- (heraldry) Pertaining to the horns, teeth, or tusks of beasts or pertaining to the beaks and talons of birds when these parts are coloured in a different tincture from the beast or bird itself.
[edit] Derived terms
- one-armed
- two-armed
- three-armed
- etc. See -armed.