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well-ˈarmed, ppl. a.
1. Adequately armed for war or combat. Also transf. and fig.
c1290St. Christopher 143 in S. Eng. Leg. 275 Wel I-armede heo wenden forth. 13..K. Alis. 2582 Faire chevalry him cam fro Mede, Wel y-armed, on heygh stede. 1340Ayenb. 170 Þet þe man by wel y-armed uor to ouercome parfitliche zenne. c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. clxxix. 6723 His hors weill armyt wes. c1460Towneley Myst. xxvi. 469 A thowsand shall I assay, and mo, well armed ilkon. 1592Shakes. Rom. & Jul. i. i. 216 In strong proofe of chastity well-arm'd. 1605― Lear iii. vii. 20. 1635–56 Cowley Davideis iv. 699 A vast, well-arm'd and glittering Host. 1791Cowper Iliad ix. 96 Forth rush'd the guard well-armed. 1875Higginson Hist. U.S. xv. 133 The Indians' arrows did not put them on an equality with the well-armed Englishmen. 1901N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 206 Create a regular and well disciplined army, and secure a well-armed diplomacy.
2. Furnished with a powerful armature.
1832Brewster Nat. Magic xi. 273 A strong and well-armed loadstone. |
