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English Dictionary: Armed	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armed adj (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery" Antonym(s): unarmed having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva" Antonym(s): armless (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns Antonym(s): unarmed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Armed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arming}.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See {arms}.] 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.] And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave: come, arm him. --Shak. Arm your prize; I know you will not lose him. --Two N. Kins. 2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.] His shoulders broad and strong, Armed long and round. --Beau. & Fl. 3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. Abram . . . armed his trained servants. --Gen. xiv. 14. 4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling. 5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. --1 Pet. iv. 1. {To arm a magnet}, to fit it with an armature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Armed \Armed\, a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. [bd]And armed host.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe. 3. (Her.) 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-[85]-pie}. --Cussans. {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}. {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature. {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}.