Armes à la légére, Fr. light-troops, who were employed to attack in small bodies, as opportunity occurred. See [Riflemen], &c.
Armes des Pieces de Canon, the French term for the tools used in practical gunnery, as the scoop, rammer, sponge, &c.
ARMET, Fr. a casque or helmet.
ARMIGER, an esquire or armor-bearer, who formerly attended his knight or chieftain in war, combat, or tournament, and who carried his lance, shield, or other weapons with which he fought.
ARMILUSTRIUM, in Roman antiquity, a feast observed among the Roman generals, in which they sacrificed, armed, to the sound of trumpets, and other war-like instruments.
ARMISTICE, a temporary truce, or cessation of arms for a very short space of time only.
ARMORY, a warehouse of arms, or a place where the military habiliments are kept, to be ready for use.
ARMOR, denotes all such habiliments as serve to defend the body from wounds, especially darts, a sword, a lance, &c. A complete suit of armor formerly consisted of a helmet, a shield, a cuiras, a coat of mail, a gantlet, &c. now almost universally laid aside.
ARMOR BEARER, he that carries the armor of another.
ARMORER, a person who makes or deals in armor, or arms; also a person who keeps them clean.