Armed. A term applied to animals and birds of prey, to denote their natural weapons of offence and defence: thus, a Lion is said to be “armed of his claws and teeth”; a Bull, to be “armed of his horns”; an Eagle, “of its beak and talons.”
Armory. Heraldry. Also, a List of Names and Titles, with their respective Arms.
Arms, Armorial Bearings. Heraldic compositions, and the Figures and Devices which form them. (See [Chapter I.])
Arms of Community. Borne by Corporate and other Bodies and Communities, as cities, colleges, &c.
Arms of Dominion. Borne by Sovereign Princes, being also the Sovereign arms of the realms over which they rule.
Arms of Office. Borne, with the personal arms, to denote official rank.
Armes Parlantes. Such as are allusive to the Name, Title, Office, or Property of those who bear them: thus, Leaves for Leveson, a Castle for Castile, a Cup for Butler, Fish for those who derive revenues from Fisheries, &c. The more usual term is, however, “canting arms” (See Rebus: also page 15.)
Arrow. Is barbed of its head, and flighted of its feathers; a bundle of arrows is a sheaf; with a blunt head, it is a bird-bolt.
At Gaze. A term applied to animals of the chase, to denote their standing still, and looking straight forward: [No. 167].
Attires, Attired. The antlers of a Buck, Stag, or Hart: having antlers. A Reindeer is represented in Heraldry with double attires, one pair erect, and the other drooping forward.