1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. "And armed host." Dryden.
2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. De Foe.
3. (Her.)
Defn: Having horns, beak, talons, etc; — said of beasts and birds of
prey. Armed at all points (Blazoning), completely incased in armor,
sometimes described as armed cap-à-pie. Cussans.
— Armed en flute. (Naut.) See under Flute.
— Armed magnet, a magnet provided with an armature.
— Armed neutrality. See under Neutrality.
ARMENIAN
Ar*me"ni*an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. Arménien, L. Armenias, fr. Armenia.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Armenia. Armenian bole, a soft clayey earth
of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.
— Armenian stone. (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli. (b)
Emery.
ARMENIAN
Ar*me"ni*an, n.
1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
2. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.