arme blanchen.

Brit.

/ˌɑːm ˈblɒ̃ʃ/, U.S.

/ˌɑrm ˈblɑnʃ/

Inflections: Plural armes blanches Brit.

/ˌɑːm(z) ˈblɒ̃ʃ/, U.S.

/ˌɑrm(z) ˈblɑnʃ/;

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arme blanche.

Etymology: < French arme blanche (1702 or earlier in this sense, perhaps with reference to the shining appearance of the weapons denoted: compare white adj. 2b) < arme weapon (see arms n.) + blanche , feminine of blanc white (see blank adj.).Not fully naturalized in English. In plural armes blanches after the French plural form.

Military.

Frequently with the. Any of various weapons having a sharpened metal point or blade, as a pike, lance, sword, etc., esp. one used by cavalry. Hence in extended use: cavalry; mounted troops. Now historical.Frequently opposed to firearm.

ΚΠ

1780 ‘Idle Man’ Polit. Reveries 69 It should consist of a numerous artillery, and the rest of the army be provided with a proportionable number of armes blanches.

1782 W. Dalrymple Tacticks (new ed.) 37 The Bayonet fixed to the firelock is very aukward; but as it is our only Arme blanche..it is necessary the soldier should be instructed to that purpose.

1846 United Service Mag. May 23 Much has been ascribed to the power of the arme blanche, whether in the shape of bayonet or pike.

1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 684/2 The soldier must have a second weapon to fall back upon when his arme blanche is broken or lost.

1910 Bull. Brooklyn Public Libr. Oct. 8/1 The central purpose is to criticise the armament of cavalry, the author arguing that the sword and lance (armes blanches) should be discarded.

1985 H. Strachan From Waterloo to Balaclava iii. 55 Despite its highly distinguished record in the Low Countries in the 1790s.., Wellington had rarely employed his arme blanche.

2009 J. Bou Light Horse 260 Cavalry trained to use both firearms and charge tactics with the arme blanche..were a more flexible form of mounted soldier.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arme blanche
释义	arme blanchen. Brit. /ˌɑːm ˈblɒ̃ʃ/, U.S. /ˌɑrm ˈblɑnʃ/ Inflections: Plural armes blanches Brit. /ˌɑːm(z) ˈblɒ̃ʃ/, U.S. /ˌɑrm(z) ˈblɑnʃ/; Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arme blanche. Etymology: < French arme blanche (1702 or earlier in this sense, perhaps with reference to the shining appearance of the weapons denoted: compare white adj. 2b) < arme weapon (see arms n.) + blanche , feminine of blanc white (see blank adj.).Not fully naturalized in English. In plural armes blanches after the French plural form. Military. Frequently with the. Any of various weapons having a sharpened metal point or blade, as a pike, lance, sword, etc., esp. one used by cavalry. Hence in extended use: cavalry; mounted troops. Now historical.Frequently opposed to firearm. ΚΠ 1780 ‘Idle Man’ Polit. Reveries 69 It should consist of a numerous artillery, and the rest of the army be provided with a proportionable number of armes blanches. 1782 W. Dalrymple Tacticks (new ed.) 37 The Bayonet fixed to the firelock is very aukward; but as it is our only Arme blanche..it is necessary the soldier should be instructed to that purpose. 1846 United Service Mag. May 23 Much has been ascribed to the power of the arme blanche, whether in the shape of bayonet or pike. 1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 684/2 The soldier must have a second weapon to fall back upon when his arme blanche is broken or lost. 1910 Bull. Brooklyn Public Libr. Oct. 8/1 The central purpose is to criticise the armament of cavalry, the author arguing that the sword and lance (armes blanches) should be discarded. 1985 H. Strachan From Waterloo to Balaclava iii. 55 Despite its highly distinguished record in the Low Countries in the 1790s.., Wellington had rarely employed his arme blanche. 2009 J. Bou Light Horse 260 Cavalry trained to use both firearms and charge tactics with the arme blanche..were a more flexible form of mounted soldier. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1780
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