To arms
| ! a summons to war or battle. |
See also: Arms
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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From this it came to pass that Italy fell partly into the hands of the Church and of republics, and, the Church consisting of priests and the republic of citizens unaccustomed to arms, both commenced to enlist foreigners.
Now when fair Morn Orient in Heav'n appeerd Up rose the Victor Angels, and to Arms The matin Trumpet Sung: in Arms they stood Of Golden Panoplie, refulgent Host, Soon banded; others from the dawning Hills Lookd round, and Scouts each Coast light-armed scoure, Each quarter, to descrie the distant foe, Where lodg'd, or whither fled, or if for fight, In motion or in alt: him soon they met Under spred Ensignes moving nigh, in slow But firm Battalion; back with speediest Sail ZEPHIEL, of Cherubim the swiftest wing, Came flying, and in mid Aire aloud thus cri'd.
Pressing the veil to his lips, he thrust it into the bosom of his tunic, and rushed as fast as feet could bear him to arm himself and join the muster.
Also there are more than 70 registered cases against policeman of four provinces including Islamabad related to arms dealing.
Use board if too difficult and progress to arms extended.
The argument, which Henigan reiterates in Guns and the Constitution: The Myth of Second Amendment Protection for Firearms in America, goes like this: If the Second Amendment guarantees every individual a right to arms as a safeguard against tyranny, it must also guarantee every individual the right to use those arms against the government.
He implies that, even after a right to arms was enshrined in the 1689 Bill of Rights, it was so limited by game laws and other restrictions that it was nothing like the right claimed by modern gun control opponents.
Can the fund include fixed-rate instruments, or are investments restricted to ARMs? Generally speaking, some flexibility enhances the prospects for attractive portfolio returns.
would object to arms shipments across Croatian territory from Iran and other Islamic nations, in violation of the U.N.
lift the arms embargo, or simply break it so as to arm the Bosnians themselves?
Militia Association do not muster and train in military tactics, at least not in Idaho, every person joining the association agrees to buy a legal semi-automatic assault weapon if he or she doesn't already own one, lots of ammunition, and the field equipment and supplies necessary to respond to a call to arms.
It read: "Would You Shoot Fellow Americans?" ABC didn't tell viewers that the article is an expose of a survey distributed by a Marine to this troops - not a call to arms.
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- To address the ball
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- To advise one's self
- to all intents and purposes
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- To amend a bill
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- To applaud to the echo
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- To array a panel
- To arrive at
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- To assign dower
- To assume the calotte
- To assure upon
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- To back a warrant
- To back an anchor
- To back and fill
- To back out
- To back the field
- To back the oars
- To back the sails
- To back up
- To back water
- To bagpipe the mizzen
- To bake astern
- To bank a fire
- To bargain away
- To bate an ace
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- To advantage one's self of
- To advise one's self
- to aid and abet
- to all appearances
- to all appearances
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- to all appearances
- to all intents and purposes
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- To All My Friends
- To All Our Relations
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- to an extent
- To and Again
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- to and fro
- to and fro
- to and fro
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- To Answer Your Question
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- To applaud to the echo
- To appoint one's self
- To Approved Purchasers
- To arm a magnet
- To arm the lead
- To arms
- To array a panel
- To arrive at
- To assert one's self
- To assign dower
- To assume the calotte
- To assure upon
- To authorize one's self
- To avail one's self of
- To avise one's self
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- to back
- To back a rope
- To back a warrant
- To back an anchor
- To back and fill
- To back and fill
- to back off
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- To back the field
- To back the oars
- To back the sails
- To back up
- To back water
- To Backplane Buffer
- To bagpipe the mizzen
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- To bake astern
- To bank a fire
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