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▪ I. alarmed, ppl. a.|əˈlɑːmd|
Also 7–8 allarum'd, alarum'd.
[f. alarm v. + -ed.]
1. Called to arms, aroused, on the watch.
1605Shakes. Lear ii. i. 55 He saw my best alarum'd spirits, Bold in the quarrel's right. 1667Milton P.L. iv. 986 On th' other side Satan allarm'd Collecting all his might dilated stood. 1871Daily News 23 Jan., The French are taking to these attacks seemingly..The front line is standing ‘alarmed.’
2. Disturbed, excited by the prospect of danger.
1650Fuller Pisgah Sight iv. vi. 100 The young man, late at night allarum'd out of his bed, with the noise. 1722De Foe Plague 30 Deceivers fed their fears and kept them alarmed. 1827Hood Mids. Fairies cx, And prompt fresh shifts in his alarum'd ears. 1828Scott F.M. Perth v. (1874) 55 Her efforts implied alarmed modesty rather than maidenly coyness.
▪ II. alarmed, a.|əˈlɑːmd|
[f. alarm n. + -ed2.]
Fitted or protected with a (burglar, fire, etc.) alarm or alarms. Chiefly pred.
1969V. Canning Queen's Pawn vi. 83 Windows in the far wall overlooking a small yard and garden, each window alarmed and burglar proof. 1976Liverpool Daily Post 11 Dec. (Advt.), Warehouse to let, suitable for wholesale or light industrial use, alarmed. 1982Amer. Speech LVII. 197 This door is locked and alarmed between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. 1985Oxford Times 13 Sept. 4 They even ripped off the front of the club bar, believing it to be alarmed, to gain access to cash, spirits and cigarettes. |