armingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈɑːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmɪŋ/

Forms: see arm v.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arm v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < arm v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action or process of putting on armour, or of supplying or equipping oneself or another with arms or armour.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > [noun]

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armourc1300

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armingc1330

ordnancea1393

armourer?c1400

artilleryc1405

habiliments1422

artry1447

armaturea1460

apparamenta1464

atour1480

munitionc1515

furnishments1559

furniture1569

equipage1579

ammunition?1588

magazine1588

victuals1653

war1667

armament1668

contraband1753

stuff1883

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [noun]

here-weedsOE

weedOE

here-scrudc1275

armourc1325

armsc1325

armingc1330

armouryc1330

harnessc1330

warnementa1400

fighting-wisec1400

gome-graithc1420

graithc1420

armaturea1460

habiliment1470

furniture1569

proof1583

harnessment1610

pewter1622

equipage1633

pamphract1934

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun]

armingc1330

weaponing1590

armament1699

rearmament1769

munitionment1915

weaponizing1967

weaponization1969

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [noun] > furnishing with

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armaturea1450

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 9242 He hadde iuel ȝolden þe kisseinge Þat Gvenour him ȝaf at his arminge.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Sir Thopas (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 135 Do come..my Mynstrales..for to tellen tales Anon in myn Armyng.

1453 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1837) VI. 130 (MED) Everard Frere armorer & Piers Hulke peyntour were assigned to be attendant to the seid defendant as for armyng & peynture.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 30 The princes and communaltie of the Sabynes were occupied in consultation..about the arming of them selues.

1626 G. Markham Souldiers Gram. ii. i. 13 His Office extendeth..to the well Arming, ordering and disposing of bodies.

1680 E. Borlase Hist. Execrable Irish Rebellion 23 There were sent down 400 Muskets to the Lords of the Ardes and Clandeboys, for the Arming of the Scots, in the County of Downe.

1773 King George III Let. 25 Apr. (1935) 89 We must see what effect our arming has had on Versailles before we can properly give counter-orders.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xii The arming was now universal.

1869 Rep. Case Steamship Meteor I. 248 If, before the complete fitting out and arming had been accomplished, the vessel had been seized [etc.].

1912 Times 25 July 5/2 England is too self-confident with regard to Germany's arming.

1954 H. Macmillan Diary 1 Dec. (2003) 369 In view of the arming of the new aeroplanes.

2005 Scotsman (Nexis) 20 Aug. 2 He said he remained opposed to the routine arming of police officers.

†b. concrete. A person's weaponry or armour. Obsolete.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [noun] > collective or plural

weaponc825

armsa1275

i-wepenc1275

tacklec1400

arming1431

tackling1529

militia1656

arms of offence1692

weaponry1844

hardware1855

tool1938

1431 in W. Fraser Memorials Family Wemyss (1888) II. 61 Paiit for my armyng, x mark.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xiv. l. 240 Ne non point Of Al his Armeng.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vii. 218 Na war the Armyng that he had, He had beyn ded.

c1550 Clariodus (1830) i. 1064 His host..of his arming doing him devest.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 120 His arming is the proper arming of a Captaine.

†2. An apparatus or structure intended for defensive or protective covering; (Nautical) a strip of cloth fixed to an exposed part of a ship to protect the crew (also more fully arming cloth, and frequently in top-arming n. at top n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2b(b)). Obsolete (historical in later use).

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for vehicle, ship, etc. > [noun]

arming1424

armour1838

1424–5 ( Foreign Acct. 3 Henry VI (P.R.O.: E 364/59) m. 6/2 j armyng clothe pro le Topp, j corona de cupro..pro le Topp.

1466 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 347 For the lynenge of the toppe armynge..xx.d.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1543/1 Therevpon also the arming might be set much more firmelie than vpon anie other mould.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 59 His..top armings..is a long red cloth.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Armings,..are the same with Wast-Clothes, being Red Clothes, hung about the Outsides of the Ship's Upper-works, fore and aft.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Top-armings, hammocks stowed inside the rigging for the protection of riflemen.

1925 L. G. Carr Laughton Old Ship Figure-heads & Sterns viii. 198 To the waist he assigns neither pavesses nor an arming cloth.

†3. Heraldic arms; a heraldic bearing or device. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > [noun]

arming1446

coat-armour1486

arms1489

armory1525

armour1548

blazonrya1649

emblazonry1667

emblazoning1820

scutcheonry1827

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldry > [noun] > furnishing with heraldic devices

arming1446

1446 in J. S. Clouston Rec. Earldom of Orkney (1914) 51 The seill..of Joanne Cragy, myne arming.

1627 M. Drayton Battaile Agincourt 14 Or by the difference of their Armings knowne, Or by their Colours.

†4. Hunting. More fully arming cord. Cord (or a cord) used to draw together the mouth of a net. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Plaga, a wounde, also a nett to take beastis, sometyme the armyng cordes.

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Epidromes, the armynge of a nette.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Armynge coarde of a nette, Plaga.

1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus i, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 56^v Some with the arming coarde by pensell paynted red..shall make the Beastes adred.

1758 T. Nugent tr. C. Lancelot et al. New Method learning Lat. Tongue I. iii. 160/1 Plagæ, for wide nets, or the arming-cords of a net.

a. A part or addition which is attached or provided to something to give effectiveness or strength; something provided to an object to prepare it for a particular job or purpose. Now rare in general sense.

ΚΠ

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 113 Neither that anie Pike do want his head, cheekes, or arming.

1754 W. Borlase Observ. Antiq. Cornwall xiii. 268 The Head, or arming of the Spear, the Javelin, or the Arrow.

1832 D. P. Blaine Outl. Vet. Art (ed. 4) 445 The arming [of the needles] is of the filamentary or thread-like matters.

1855 Archæol. Jrnl. 10 48 The lines of the lead-work, or arming, which held the glass.

1870 Trans. Archit. & Archaeol. Soc. Durham & Northumberland 1864–8 159 A narrow loophole to the east,..like the window in the room below, is still protected by its ancient iron arming.

1950 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. London 8 71 A silver wire was made to touch the lead ‘arming’.

b. Angling. Cord, thread, etc., wound round the end of a fish hook to provide reinforcement.

ΚΠ

1653 T. Barker Art of Angling 10 Draw the arming thorow the Fish, untill the hook come to lye close to the Fishes bodie.

1681 J. Chetham Angler's Vade Mecum iii. 15 When you set on the Hook, which is stiled (arming, fixing or whipping of Hooks) do it with small but strong silk, well rubbed with Shoomakers Wax.

1735 Sportsman's Dict. I. at Angling You may arm the hook..with the whitest horse hair that you can get, which itself will resemble, and shine like the bait, and consequently will do more good, or less harm, than arming of any other colour.

1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling iv. 98 A bait thus out on..shows enough arming sufficiently disposed over the main parts of the body to hook any fish that runs and takes it fairly.

1905 R. F. Meysey-Thompson Fishing Catech. vii. 174 Both flies should rest about the middle of the arming, to make them ride well on the water.

1962 H. Brotherton Making Fishing-tackle as Hobby ii. 36 All that is needed now is the arming.

c. Nautical. A piece of tallow placed in a hollow on the underside of a sounding lead, which, when raised, provides information about the composition of the seabed from the sediment stuck to it, or the impressions made on its surface. Cf. to arm the lead at lead n.¹ 6a.

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1775 in Philos. Trans. 1778 (Royal Soc.) (1779) 68 396 There was the mark of rock on the arming of the lead.

1821 A. Fisher Jrnl. Voy. Arctic Regions 1819–20 17 Tied to the sounding line at..ten fathoms from the lead. [Note] This instrument is intended to bring up a greater quantity of sounding than the usual arming of the lead.

1842 C. Darwin Struct. & Distrib. Coral Reefs v. 117 The case of a pelagic Pteropodous animal was brought up on the arming of the sounding lead.

1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy 102 When the lead is inboard the arming is examined.

1905 R. A. Freeman Golden Pool xiii. 131 I took a lump of the shea butter and pressed it into the hollow at the end of the sinker to form what sailors call an ‘arming’.

1970 J. Leather Gaff Rig xv. 219 The smacksmen..trusted to the lead, the depth of water and nature of the bottom brought up in the lead arming.

6. The action of equipping or fitting something with a necessary or reinforcing attachment. Also: the activation or priming of a device, esp. a weapon or explosive device. See also Compounds 1c. Cf. arm v.¹ 4.

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the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying > equipping or fitting out

furniture1529

reparelling1534

outsetting1561

equipage1598

arming1599

accoutring1653

equipping1704

equipment1748

outfit1748

outfitting1822

fixing out1883

1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. at Fúnda The arming of a pike with cloth, velvet or such like.

1635 J. Babington Pyrotechnia xxxiv. 41 You must turn three places for arming of it [sc. a firework], which must be done either with iron hoops or else with cords, to the end the violence of your corn powder burst it not.

1663 N. Powell Animadverter animadverted 45 There shall not be at any time hereafter, any more moneys expended in the arming of the walls in Redhill, Appledore, and Stone.

1860 Med. Times & Gaz. 9 June 574/2 The arming of the needle is thus accomplished.

1895 C. C. Morrison & J. C. Ayres Mod. Guns & Mortars viii. 234 An accidental arming of the plunger.

1917 W. H. Tschappat Text-bk. Ordnance & Gunnery xv. 550 A ready and simple means of inspecting for premature arming without dismantling the fuse.

1966 R. C. Cochrane Meas. for Progress vii. 397 Subsequent modifications made in the bomb fuze included a device..to provide delay in arming.

2012 A. Saunders Reinventing Warfare 1914–18 viii. 165 They [sc. handling procedures] concerned the arming of a grenade, precautions the bomber had to observe with an armed grenade, [etc.]

7. The provision of a keeper or armature for a magnet (cf. arm v.¹ 4c). Also: the keeper or armature itself. Now rare (chiefly historical).

ΚΠ

1698 M. Lister Journey to Paris 90 He had observed Load-Stones, which were strong without arming.

1731 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 37 32 A small key hung by one of its [sc. a loadstone's] arming Irons.

1808 Belfast Monthly Mag. Dec. 336/2 Then provide a piece of soft iron..in thickness somewhat more than the flat faces of the lower part of the feet of the arming.

1843 Chemist 4 18/2 The arming of the electro-magnet, produced by the current of this pair, could sustain a weight of four quintals.

1907 Engineering 19 Apr. 525/2 Gilbert's great discovery was the arming of magnets by fitting iron caps to the poles.

1967 L. W. McKeehan Magnets iii. 21 Arming saved the slightly friable stone from damage and also somewhat increased the weight of iron that could be lifted.

Compounds

C1. attributive.

a. With the sense ‘forming part of a person's arms or armour, used in military accoutrement; (also) forming part of a person's heraldic arms’, as arming coat, arming dagger, arming doublet, arming gauntlet, arming girdle, arming nail, arming sword, etc. (now chiefly historical); also in extended use with reference to an animal's means of attack, as †arming tusk. See also arming point n. at Compounds 2.

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c1410 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 449 I ȝeue to William Flete..myn armynge sworde of Burdeux.

1451 in A. Clark Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 49 (MED) The best and hole armyng harnas yat I hafe & my best axe for werre.

1473 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 463 Sende me a newe vestment off whyght damaske... I wyll make an armyng doblett off it.

c1536 Batayle of Egyngecourte sig. A.ii Speres and bylles..And armynge dagars.

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. i. ii. xxiv. 359 An arming girdle, harnessed with pure gold.

1592 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 5 Fyve shefe of Arminge arrowes.

1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 33 Oh golden Ierkin! royall arming coate!

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Brasselet,..an arming gantlet, that reaches up almost to the elbow.

1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle i. sig. C3 I must bespeak my shield and arming-pestle.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 108 The bristled Boar..New grinds his arming Tusks.

1724 A. Crossly Signification Most Things in Heraldry 53 If a Man were once deprived of his Arming Girdle, he would never be restored to it, unless he performed some excellent Service.

1853 Archaeol. Jrnl. 10 368 An arming sword or Estoc, of the times of Henry V. or Henry VI.

1860 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour Suppl. 493 Beneath is to be worn a quilted arming-coat.

1912 C. Ffoulkes Armourer & his Craft 33 In this entry [sc. of 1562] are mentioned arming nails, butret nails, hammers, punshions, [etc.].

2005 GQ Sept. 308/3 On the upper half, I wear an arming doublet.

b. With the sense ‘that reinforces or gives strength’, as arming tip, arming wire, etc.

ΚΠ

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 150 Carrying your arming wyer along his back.

1706 R. Howlett Anglers Sure Guide i. 9 Let the Colour of your Arming Silk be as near the Colour of your Baits you fish with as may be.

1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling v. 33 Tie his tail to the arming wire very neatly with white thread.

1866 Sci. Amer. 23 June 433/1 Adjustable steel arming-plates.

1994 R. G. Matson & G. Coupland Prehist. Northwest Coast viii. 275 Triangular ground slate points, which probably functioned as arming tips for composite harpoons have also been recovered.

c. With the sense ‘priming or activating a weapon or device, esp. an explosive device’, as arming circuit, arming mechanism, arming sequence, etc.

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1918 Handbk. 75-mm Gun Matériel (U.S. Army Ordnance Dept.) 30 The prongs of the arming casing engage the collar on the side of the percussion plunger.

1919 C. E. Lucke et al. U.S. Navy Aviation Mechanics' Training Syst. 220 Action of Arming System [of aircraft bomb].

1944 Aeronaut. Engin. Catal. (advt.) 228/1 Chemical tank connections: Provided in nose arming circuit.

1962 Bull. Atomic Scientists 18 9/2 Eliminating the first-strike capability of these weapons could..be accomplished by making the arming mechanism responsive solely to some positive indication that the United States was under enemy attack.

2005 C. D. Ferguson et al. Four Faces Nucl. Terrorism iii. 61 The arming sequence for a warhead may require changes in altitude, acceleration, or other parameters.

2015 A. Axelrod Lost Destiny 234 In the event that a spurious FM signal accidentally energized the arming circuit, the pin would physically hold back a mechanical part called the arming bar.

C2.

arming point n. now chiefly historical a length of cord or silk used to attach armour to a garment worn underneath (cf. point n.¹ 23a); usually in plural.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > twine to fasten joints

arming point1846

1463 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 217 j doseyn armynge poyntys, iij.d.

1648 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. Late Warres ii. 42 He marched in a sute of Turkish leather, with arming points of gold.

1846 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. Gloss. Palettes..are secured to the plate beneath by arming points.

1912 C. J. Ffoulkes Armourer & his Craft 111 When the three pieces, called collectively the Brassard, were joined together, they were kept in place on the arm by arming-points fastened to the ‘haustement’ or doublet just below the shoulder.

2001 D. Nicolle Knight Hospitaller II. 62/1 These could include a quilted jupon or arming jacket..here shown with pairs of leather laces or arming points that would be trimmed short once tied to various items of armour.

arming press n. Bookbinding (now chiefly historical) a device used to impress armorial bearings, designs, and lettering on the cover of a book.

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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bookbinding equipment > [noun] > machines

arming press1832

smasher1876

smashing-machinea1877

backing-machine1879

sewing machine1880

wire-stitcher1882

bumper1951

smashing-press-

1832 Mechanics' Mag. 25 Aug. 337/1 The above engraving represents a simple and powerful arming press for the use of bookbinders.

1973 J. Moran Printing Presses (1978) vi. 94 In consequence, it was a more powerful press than the Albion, and was often converted into an arming press for binders.

2007 R. Banham in S. Eliot & J. Rose Compan. Hist. of Bk. (2009) xx. 281 In 1830, Pickering applied lettering to the spine of his cloth bindings using the new arming press.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	arming
释义	armingn.¹ Brit. /ˈɑːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɑrmɪŋ/ Forms: see arm v.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arm v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < arm v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action or process of putting on armour, or of supplying or equipping oneself or another with arms or armour. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > [noun] gearc1275 armourc1300 armsc1325 armingc1330 ordnancea1393 armourer?c1400 artilleryc1405 habiliments1422 artry1447 armaturea1460 apparamenta1464 atour1480 munitionc1515 furnishments1559 furniture1569 equipage1579 ammunition?1588 magazine1588 victuals1653 war1667 armament1668 contraband1753 stuff1883 society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [noun] here-weedsOE weedOE here-scrudc1275 armourc1325 armsc1325 armingc1330 armouryc1330 harnessc1330 warnementa1400 fighting-wisec1400 gome-graithc1420 graithc1420 armaturea1460 habiliment1470 furniture1569 proof1583 harnessment1610 pewter1622 equipage1633 pamphract1934 society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] armingc1330 weaponing1590 armament1699 rearmament1769 munitionment1915 weaponizing1967 weaponization1969 society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [noun] > furnishing with armingc1330 armaturea1450 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 9242 He hadde iuel ȝolden þe kisseinge Þat Gvenour him ȝaf at his arminge. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Sir Thopas (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 135 Do come..my Mynstrales..for to tellen tales Anon in myn Armyng. 1453 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1837) VI. 130 (MED) Everard Frere armorer & Piers Hulke peyntour were assigned to be attendant to the seid defendant as for armyng & peynture. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 30 The princes and communaltie of the Sabynes were occupied in consultation..about the arming of them selues. 1626 G. Markham Souldiers Gram. ii. i. 13 His Office extendeth..to the well Arming, ordering and disposing of bodies. 1680 E. Borlase Hist. Execrable Irish Rebellion 23 There were sent down 400 Muskets to the Lords of the Ardes and Clandeboys, for the Arming of the Scots, in the County of Downe. 1773 King George III Let. 25 Apr. (1935) 89 We must see what effect our arming has had on Versailles before we can properly give counter-orders. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xii The arming was now universal. 1869 Rep. Case Steamship Meteor I. 248 If, before the complete fitting out and arming had been accomplished, the vessel had been seized [etc.]. 1912 Times 25 July 5/2 England is too self-confident with regard to Germany's arming. 1954 H. Macmillan Diary 1 Dec. (2003) 369 In view of the arming of the new aeroplanes. 2005 Scotsman (Nexis) 20 Aug. 2 He said he remained opposed to the routine arming of police officers. †b. concrete. A person's weaponry or armour. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [noun] > collective or plural weaponc825 armsa1275 i-wepenc1275 tacklec1400 arming1431 tackling1529 militia1656 arms of offence1692 weaponry1844 hardware1855 tool1938 1431 in W. Fraser Memorials Family Wemyss (1888) II. 61 Paiit for my armyng, x mark. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xiv. l. 240 Ne non point Of Al his Armeng. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vii. 218 Na war the Armyng that he had, He had beyn ded. c1550 Clariodus (1830) i. 1064 His host..of his arming doing him devest. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 120 His arming is the proper arming of a Captaine. †2. An apparatus or structure intended for defensive or protective covering; (Nautical) a strip of cloth fixed to an exposed part of a ship to protect the crew (also more fully arming cloth, and frequently in top-arming n. at top n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2b(b)). Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for vehicle, ship, etc. > [noun] arming1424 armour1838 1424–5 ( Foreign Acct. 3 Henry VI (P.R.O.: E 364/59) m. 6/2 j armyng clothe pro le Topp, j corona de cupro..pro le Topp. 1466 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 347 For the lynenge of the toppe armynge..xx.d. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1543/1 Therevpon also the arming might be set much more firmelie than vpon anie other mould. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 59 His..top armings..is a long red cloth. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Armings,..are the same with Wast-Clothes, being Red Clothes, hung about the Outsides of the Ship's Upper-works, fore and aft. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Top-armings, hammocks stowed inside the rigging for the protection of riflemen. 1925 L. G. Carr Laughton Old Ship Figure-heads & Sterns viii. 198 To the waist he assigns neither pavesses nor an arming cloth. †3. Heraldic arms; a heraldic bearing or device. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > [noun] arming1446 coat-armour1486 arms1489 armory1525 armour1548 blazonrya1649 emblazonry1667 emblazoning1820 scutcheonry1827 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldry > [noun] > furnishing with heraldic devices arming1446 1446 in J. S. Clouston Rec. Earldom of Orkney (1914) 51 The seill..of Joanne Cragy, myne arming. 1627 M. Drayton Battaile Agincourt 14 Or by the difference of their Armings knowne, Or by their Colours. †4. Hunting. More fully arming cord. Cord (or a cord) used to draw together the mouth of a net. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Plaga, a wounde, also a nett to take beastis, sometyme the armyng cordes. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Epidromes, the armynge of a nette. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Armynge coarde of a nette, Plaga. 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus i, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 56^v Some with the arming coarde by pensell paynted red..shall make the Beastes adred. 1758 T. Nugent tr. C. Lancelot et al. New Method learning Lat. Tongue I. iii. 160/1 Plagæ, for wide nets, or the arming-cords of a net. 5. a. A part or addition which is attached or provided to something to give effectiveness or strength; something provided to an object to prepare it for a particular job or purpose. Now rare in general sense. ΚΠ 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 113 Neither that anie Pike do want his head, cheekes, or arming. 1754 W. Borlase Observ. Antiq. Cornwall xiii. 268 The Head, or arming of the Spear, the Javelin, or the Arrow. 1832 D. P. Blaine Outl. Vet. Art (ed. 4) 445 The arming [of the needles] is of the filamentary or thread-like matters. 1855 Archæol. Jrnl. 10 48 The lines of the lead-work, or arming, which held the glass. 1870 Trans. Archit. & Archaeol. Soc. Durham & Northumberland 1864–8 159 A narrow loophole to the east,..like the window in the room below, is still protected by its ancient iron arming. 1950 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. London 8 71 A silver wire was made to touch the lead ‘arming’. b. Angling. Cord, thread, etc., wound round the end of a fish hook to provide reinforcement. ΚΠ 1653 T. Barker Art of Angling 10 Draw the arming thorow the Fish, untill the hook come to lye close to the Fishes bodie. 1681 J. Chetham Angler's Vade Mecum iii. 15 When you set on the Hook, which is stiled (arming, fixing or whipping of Hooks) do it with small but strong silk, well rubbed with Shoomakers Wax. 1735 Sportsman's Dict. I. at Angling You may arm the hook..with the whitest horse hair that you can get, which itself will resemble, and shine like the bait, and consequently will do more good, or less harm, than arming of any other colour. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling iv. 98 A bait thus out on..shows enough arming sufficiently disposed over the main parts of the body to hook any fish that runs and takes it fairly. 1905 R. F. Meysey-Thompson Fishing Catech. vii. 174 Both flies should rest about the middle of the arming, to make them ride well on the water. 1962 H. Brotherton Making Fishing-tackle as Hobby ii. 36 All that is needed now is the arming. c. Nautical. A piece of tallow placed in a hollow on the underside of a sounding lead, which, when raised, provides information about the composition of the seabed from the sediment stuck to it, or the impressions made on its surface. Cf. to arm the lead at lead n.¹ 6a. ΚΠ 1775 in Philos. Trans. 1778 (Royal Soc.) (1779) 68 396 There was the mark of rock on the arming of the lead. 1821 A. Fisher Jrnl. Voy. Arctic Regions 1819–20 17 Tied to the sounding line at..ten fathoms from the lead. [Note] This instrument is intended to bring up a greater quantity of sounding than the usual arming of the lead. 1842 C. Darwin Struct. & Distrib. Coral Reefs v. 117 The case of a pelagic Pteropodous animal was brought up on the arming of the sounding lead. 1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy 102 When the lead is inboard the arming is examined. 1905 R. A. Freeman Golden Pool xiii. 131 I took a lump of the shea butter and pressed it into the hollow at the end of the sinker to form what sailors call an ‘arming’. 1970 J. Leather Gaff Rig xv. 219 The smacksmen..trusted to the lead, the depth of water and nature of the bottom brought up in the lead arming. 6. The action of equipping or fitting something with a necessary or reinforcing attachment. Also: the activation or priming of a device, esp. a weapon or explosive device. See also Compounds 1c. Cf. arm v.¹ 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying > equipping or fitting out furniture1529 reparelling1534 outsetting1561 equipage1598 arming1599 accoutring1653 equipping1704 equipment1748 outfit1748 outfitting1822 fixing out1883 1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. at Fúnda The arming of a pike with cloth, velvet or such like. 1635 J. Babington Pyrotechnia xxxiv. 41 You must turn three places for arming of it [sc. a firework], which must be done either with iron hoops or else with cords, to the end the violence of your corn powder burst it not. 1663 N. Powell Animadverter animadverted 45 There shall not be at any time hereafter, any more moneys expended in the arming of the walls in Redhill, Appledore, and Stone. 1860 Med. Times & Gaz. 9 June 574/2 The arming of the needle is thus accomplished. 1895 C. C. Morrison & J. C. Ayres Mod. Guns & Mortars viii. 234 An accidental arming of the plunger. 1917 W. H. Tschappat Text-bk. Ordnance & Gunnery xv. 550 A ready and simple means of inspecting for premature arming without dismantling the fuse. 1966 R. C. Cochrane Meas. for Progress vii. 397 Subsequent modifications made in the bomb fuze included a device..to provide delay in arming. 2012 A. Saunders Reinventing Warfare 1914–18 viii. 165 They [sc. handling procedures] concerned the arming of a grenade, precautions the bomber had to observe with an armed grenade, [etc.] 7. The provision of a keeper or armature for a magnet (cf. arm v.¹ 4c). Also: the keeper or armature itself. Now rare (chiefly historical). ΚΠ 1698 M. Lister Journey to Paris 90 He had observed Load-Stones, which were strong without arming. 1731 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 37 32 A small key hung by one of its [sc. a loadstone's] arming Irons. 1808 Belfast Monthly Mag. Dec. 336/2 Then provide a piece of soft iron..in thickness somewhat more than the flat faces of the lower part of the feet of the arming. 1843 Chemist 4 18/2 The arming of the electro-magnet, produced by the current of this pair, could sustain a weight of four quintals. 1907 Engineering 19 Apr. 525/2 Gilbert's great discovery was the arming of magnets by fitting iron caps to the poles. 1967 L. W. McKeehan Magnets iii. 21 Arming saved the slightly friable stone from damage and also somewhat increased the weight of iron that could be lifted. Compounds C1. attributive. a. With the sense ‘forming part of a person's arms or armour, used in military accoutrement; (also) forming part of a person's heraldic arms’, as arming coat, arming dagger, arming doublet, arming gauntlet, arming girdle, arming nail, arming sword, etc. (now chiefly historical); also in extended use with reference to an animal's means of attack, as †arming tusk. See also arming point n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ c1410 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 449 I ȝeue to William Flete..myn armynge sworde of Burdeux. 1451 in A. Clark Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 49 (MED) The best and hole armyng harnas yat I hafe & my best axe for werre. 1473 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 463 Sende me a newe vestment off whyght damaske... I wyll make an armyng doblett off it. c1536 Batayle of Egyngecourte sig. A.ii Speres and bylles..And armynge dagars. 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. i. ii. xxiv. 359 An arming girdle, harnessed with pure gold. 1592 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 5 Fyve shefe of Arminge arrowes. 1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 33 Oh golden Ierkin! royall arming coate! 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Brasselet,..an arming gantlet, that reaches up almost to the elbow. 1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle i. sig. C3 I must bespeak my shield and arming-pestle. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 108 The bristled Boar..New grinds his arming Tusks. View more context for this quotation 1724 A. Crossly Signification Most Things in Heraldry 53 If a Man were once deprived of his Arming Girdle, he would never be restored to it, unless he performed some excellent Service. 1853 Archaeol. Jrnl. 10 368 An arming sword or Estoc, of the times of Henry V. or Henry VI. 1860 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour Suppl. 493 Beneath is to be worn a quilted arming-coat. 1912 C. Ffoulkes Armourer & his Craft 33 In this entry [sc. of 1562] are mentioned arming nails, butret nails, hammers, punshions, [etc.]. 2005 GQ Sept. 308/3 On the upper half, I wear an arming doublet. b. With the sense ‘that reinforces or gives strength’, as arming tip, arming wire, etc. ΚΠ 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 150 Carrying your arming wyer along his back. View more context for this quotation 1706 R. Howlett Anglers Sure Guide i. 9 Let the Colour of your Arming Silk be as near the Colour of your Baits you fish with as may be. 1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling v. 33 Tie his tail to the arming wire very neatly with white thread. 1866 Sci. Amer. 23 June 433/1 Adjustable steel arming-plates. 1994 R. G. Matson & G. Coupland Prehist. Northwest Coast viii. 275 Triangular ground slate points, which probably functioned as arming tips for composite harpoons have also been recovered. c. With the sense ‘priming or activating a weapon or device, esp. an explosive device’, as arming circuit, arming mechanism, arming sequence, etc. ΚΠ 1918 Handbk. 75-mm Gun Matériel (U.S. Army Ordnance Dept.) 30 The prongs of the arming casing engage the collar on the side of the percussion plunger. 1919 C. E. Lucke et al. U.S. Navy Aviation Mechanics' Training Syst. 220 Action of Arming System [of aircraft bomb]. 1944 Aeronaut. Engin. Catal. (advt.) 228/1 Chemical tank connections: Provided in nose arming circuit. 1962 Bull. Atomic Scientists 18 9/2 Eliminating the first-strike capability of these weapons could..be accomplished by making the arming mechanism responsive solely to some positive indication that the United States was under enemy attack. 2005 C. D. Ferguson et al. Four Faces Nucl. Terrorism iii. 61 The arming sequence for a warhead may require changes in altitude, acceleration, or other parameters. 2015 A. Axelrod Lost Destiny 234 In the event that a spurious FM signal accidentally energized the arming circuit, the pin would physically hold back a mechanical part called the arming bar. C2. arming point n. now chiefly historical a length of cord or silk used to attach armour to a garment worn underneath (cf. point n.¹ 23a); usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > twine to fasten joints arming point1846 1463 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 217 j doseyn armynge poyntys, iij.d. 1648 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. Late Warres ii. 42 He marched in a sute of Turkish leather, with arming points of gold. 1846 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. Gloss. Palettes..are secured to the plate beneath by arming points. 1912 C. J. Ffoulkes Armourer & his Craft 111 When the three pieces, called collectively the Brassard, were joined together, they were kept in place on the arm by arming-points fastened to the ‘haustement’ or doublet just below the shoulder. 2001 D. Nicolle Knight Hospitaller II. 62/1 These could include a quilted jupon or arming jacket..here shown with pairs of leather laces or arming points that would be trimmed short once tied to various items of armour. arming press n. Bookbinding (now chiefly historical) a device used to impress armorial bearings, designs, and lettering on the cover of a book. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bookbinding equipment > [noun] > machines arming press1832 smasher1876 smashing-machinea1877 backing-machine1879 sewing machine1880 wire-stitcher1882 bumper1951 smashing-press- 1832 Mechanics' Mag. 25 Aug. 337/1 The above engraving represents a simple and powerful arming press for the use of bookbinders. 1973 J. Moran Printing Presses (1978) vi. 94 In consequence, it was a more powerful press than the Albion, and was often converted into an arming press for binders. 2007 R. Banham in S. Eliot & J. Rose Compan. Hist. of Bk. (2009) xx. 281 In 1830, Pickering applied lettering to the spine of his cloth bindings using the new arming press. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † armingn.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arm v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < arm v.² + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. The action of carrying something in one's arms. Only in arming-puppy n. a puppy carried in the arms. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [adjective] > for carrying in arms arming-puppy?c1640 ?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) v. i. 56 If you could translate yourself into a Ladies Arming-puppy, there you might lick sweet lips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2021). armingadj. Brit. /ˈɑːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɑrmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arm v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < arm v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare earlier arming n.¹ Somewhat rare. That arms (arm v.¹); that equips with weapons or armour; (figurative) that provides a means of attack or defence. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > that furnishes armour arming1673 1673 W. Penn Christian-Quaker iv. 530 That Light..is a Searching, Expelling, Powerful and Arming Light, against Darkness. 1850 R. W. Mackay Progress of Intellect II. vi. xii. 231 The clattering buskins of the arming warrior and war cloaks rolled in blood, shall now only be for burning. 1993 Internat. Org. 47 213 Building arms can improve a nation's ability to defend itself or can induce other nations to view the arming state as a threat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹c1330n.²?c1640adj.1673
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