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arrown. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with Old Icelandic ǫr (genitive ǫrvar ; Icelandic ör ), Old Swedish, Swedish arf , and (with a different suffix) Gothic arhwazna , all in sense ‘arrow’ < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin arcus bow (see arc n.).Early history of the word. In Old English, earh , a strong noun (apparently neuter), is attested beside arwe , a weak noun (probably feminine). Old English earh preserves a velar reflex of the original Germanic /xw/ of the base (compare the Gothic form), with the expected fronting of West Germanic a to æ and subsequent breaking of æ to ea before rh . The Old English weak by-form arwe , which shows a stem form with semivowel w , has sometimes been seen as a borrowing from early Scandinavian, partly because it does not appear to show breaking of the stem vowel in any Old English dialect (however, compare early Middle English earewe ) and partly because it is not attested in extant manuscripts before the 11th cent. However, retraction of æ to a before rw (combinative breaking) is now held to be a possible phonological development in all dialects, although rare outside Northumbrian and early Mercian (see R. M. Hogg Gram. Old Eng. (1992) I. §5.29), and arwe is attested in some sources that are not normally associated with Scandinavian influence; the loss of h between (voiced) r and w would be entirely regular in Old English. See further S. M. Pons-Sanz Lexical Effects Anglo-Scand. Ling. Contact on Old Eng. (2013) 400. Middle English forms in -w- could continue earg- (with voiced velar fricative), an Old English by-form of earh- , as well as arw- . The word was relatively rare in Old English in either form, the more usual words being strǣl streale n. and flā flo n. The attestation of Old English earh is almost entirely restricted to verse, chiefly as first element in the compound earhfaru flight of arrows (compare fare n.1). However, in the form arwe , arrow n. becomes the usual word in this sense in prose from the late Old English period onwards, suggesting that it may at least have been reinforced by influence from early Scandinavian. Later form history. The usual modern form of the word reflects the development of a glide vowel o before w and the subsequent development of a diphthong ou from this in late Middle English (as also in e.g. narrow , sparrow , follow , borrow , morrow , yellow ). A frequent alternative course of development was that w vocalized to u . Specific forms. Forms in n- show metanalysis of n (see N n.). Forms in initial h- may show confusion with harrow n.1 Specific senses. In sense 2b(b) originally after the corresponding post-classical Latin euphemistic use (Vulgate: Ecclesiasticus 26:15) of classical Latin sagitta arrow (see sagitta n.), itself after the corresponding use (Septuagint: Ecclesiasticus 26:12) of ancient Greek βέλος arrow, dart (see belomancy n.); compare quiver n.1 2. In senses 4 and 6 after corresponding uses of classical Latin (and post-classical Latin) sagitta (see sagitta n.). 1. society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] OE (1932) 1331 Lætað gares ord, earh ættre gemæl, in gedufan in fæges ferð. OE (Laud) iv. xxiii. 58 Gif hwylc man mid arwan deor ofsceote, & hit þeah ætberste & hit man þonne..dead finde. lOE (Laud) anno 1083 On þære rode þe stod bufon þam weofode sticodon on mænige arewan. ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 77 Þach hit reine arewen ich habbe anede erende. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 1239 On arwe [c1300 Otho arewe] him com to heorte. c1300 St. Michael (Laud) l. 19 in C. Horstmann (1887) 300 He nam one aruwe envenimed. c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) 1119 Mid arwen & mid quarels so muche folc verst me slou. 1340 (1866) 66 (MED) Zuyfter þanne arwe ulyinde. 1428 in J. Raine (1890) 4 Certayn peces in shappe and fourme of harowes. c1450 (?a1400) (Ashm.) l. 3046 (MED) So felle fliȝt was..Of arrows..þat all þe aire blindid. a1550 in R. Dyboski (1908) 129 This arow cwmmeth newer owt of thin own bow. 1598 R. Barret i. 3 A vollie of musket..goeth with more terrour..then doth your vollie of arrowes. 1611 1 Sam. xx. 20 I will shoot three arrowes..as though I shot at a marke. View more context for this quotation 1645 J. Winthrop 3 A Pequot Indian..shot him with an arrow through the arm. a1737 J. Hutchinson (1749) XI. 263 A Piled Arrow shot, or projected upwards with your Pile foremost, returns and comes foremost downwards. 1777 T. Paine Let. 9 July in B. Franklin (1984) XXIV. 293 The Steel Cross by which I think will throw an Iron Arrow across the Delaware. 1855 H. W. Longfellow iii. 44 From an oak-bough made the arrows, Tipped with flint, and winged with feathers. 1865 J. Lubbock i. 19 Bronze arrows, however, are not very common in Northern Europe. 1906 May 455/2 Trips into the country with bow and arrow tend to relieve..nervous strain. 1949 W. F. Albright iii. 59 A crescent or arc-shaped blade, probably used to tip reed arrows. 2007 No. 44. 36/2 In archery, athletes compete to win points by hitting a target with an arrow. society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > arrow discharged from musket 1581 T. Styward i. 12 To haue such gouernours as are..skilfull..in the making of trunkes, bawles, arrowes, and all other sortes of wilde fire. 1588 in (1897) XVI. 25 Arrowes for the said muskettes with tampkines of eche 1,000. 1651 J. White sig. L6 You may shoot these Arrows out of a Musket if you please. 1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin iii. iv. 24 Taking a little Cotton that he had about him, he wound it about the said Arrow, and putting it into his Musket, he shot it back unto the Castle. 1954 E. Tunis 67/2 The pot de fer..was an iron bottle with a narrow neck. The powder filled the bottle..and an iron arrow, wrapped with leather for a tight fit, was rammed into the neck. 1966 C. G. Cruickshank (ed. 2) vii. 115 A metal arrow eight or ten inches long. The rear end was screwed into a plug which was rammed against the powder charge in the musket. 2. OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens (1974) 416 Catapultas [de falsitatis faretra prolatas] : arwan, gafelucas. lOE lvi. 5 Filii hominum, dentes eorum arma et sagittae et lingua eorum machera acuta : bearn mannæ teð hiræ wæpn & strelæ uel arwen & tunga hira sweord scearpe. a1225 (c1200) (1888) 63 (MED) [Reuhðe] cumþ of ðare iwundede herte ðe bien iwunded mid godes arewen. ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 51 Earest scheot þe arewen of þe licht echnen. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) Envoy l. 27 The arwes of thy crabbed eloquence. a1500 (?a1450) (Harl. 7333) (1879) 336 Thou shalt smyte hym with the arowe of penaunce. 1596 Bp. W. Barlow tr. L. Lavater ii. 59 By the Arrowes of Famine, he meaneth the Canker and Palmer wormes. 1604 W. Shakespeare iii. i. 60 The slings and arrowes of outragious fortune. View more context for this quotation 1659 O. Walker v. 90 The party that hath felt the arrow of death. 1718 M. Prior (new ed.) 304 Lest wrathful the far-shooting God emitt His fatal Arrows. 1751 S. Johnson No. 144. ⁋3 A mark to the arrows of lurking calumny. 1838 T. Taylor xii. 200 The arrows of persecution have often been levelled at those whose conduct has been the most lovely and inoffensive. 1862 E. M. Goulburn iv. xii. 355 The arrow of conviction rankling in their conscience. 1920 Nov. 414 By 1910, Chicago had shot her arrow and fallen short of the mark. 1977 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (2002) iv. 85 The sun..blazing out a coppery hue with arrows of fire shot in every direction. 2014 (Nexis) 15 Feb. a27 Friday's ruling wasn't just a blow to the government's credibility, it was an arrow through its heart. b. spec.a1375 (c1350) (1867) l. 885 (MED) So louely loue..lent him an arewe hetterly þurth his hert. a1439 J. Lydgate (Bodl. 263) ix. l. 691 (MED) The firy tyndis of his brennyng harwe. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara (1537) f. 152v After that the flames of Venus be set on fire, and Cupide hath shot his arrowes. 1589 T. Lodge sig. Bv Who lesse than I lou'd lustfull Cupids arrowes. 1629 J. Reynolds tr. L. de Marandé vi. vi. 310 Poets..lend Arrowes to this young Cupid, which are sharper then those he caries about him in his quiuer. 1678 S. Butler iii. i. 55 Love's Arrows are but shot at Rovers, Though all they hit, they turn to Lovers. 1727 E. F. Haywood 177 The blissful Arrow which fix'd me ever yours. 1796 S. T. Coleridge 75 When twang'd an arrow from Love's mystic string. 1841 J. S. Knowles ii. iii. 43 Love at first sight!—The arrow in the core! 1895 M. J. O'Neill ix. 115 That ruler who would try to stop young love's heart-piercing arrow. 1925 4 Jan. ii. 1/7 Hits from Cupid's arrows have reduced the number of Britain's war widows by 36 per cent. 1962 62 57/3 There are times when I wish the lad with bow and arrow would take a sabbatical. 2012 (Nexis) 8 Apr. 17 The pesky god of love shoots an arrow, transforming him into the classic courtly lover. the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun] > penis a1382 (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxvi. 15 Aȝen alle arewe [L. sagittam] [she] shal opene quyuere [L.V. a1425 Royal schal opene the arowe caas aȝens eche arowe; ?a1425 Claud., glossed that is, schal schewe hir schamefast membris to ech that axith; mannus ȝerde is clepid an arowe at Ebreys.] 1592 R. Greene sig. A3 An harlot, whose quiuer is open to euery arrow. 1612 Mr. King tr. Benvenuto i. iv. 273 Shee endeauoured to make mee shoot mine arrow [It. dardo] at the naturall marke. 1656 19 Luce..Was leacherous as any Sparrow, Her Quiver ope to every Arrow. 1749 J. Cleland II. 240 I had now totally taken in love's true arrow from the point up to the feather. 3. A mark, symbol, drawing, pattern, etc., resembling an arrow or arrowhead in shape or appearance. society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > [noun] > representation of specific things society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > others 1548 f. ix Cloth of siluer, enbroudered with..arrowes of golde. 1572 J. Bossewell iii. f. 28v T. Beareth to hys Creste, fiue arrowes in fasce, with Pheons d'Argente, fethered Gules. 1645 (title page) A Monster borne in Ratcliffe High-way, at the signe of the three Arrows. 1705 R. Beverley iii. vi. 23 The usual mark [painted on the Indians' shoulders] is one, two or three Arrows. 1799 M. M. Sherwood IV. iv. 76 The mark of an arrow which I have upon my arm. 1846 Jan. 3/2 A vase with arrows painted on it. 1865 14 Apr. 269/2 His mark was an arrow on a shield between his initials. 1938 12 Sept. 8/5 Usually the bodice is decorated with arrows or other designs. 1971 E. Kaiser & E. Wilkins tr. S. Lenz v. 89 The initials, the arrows and hearts carved in the door. 2008 17 Mar. 17/2 When he is on the phone his hand moves unthinkingly and thickets of double-headed arrows fill up the margins. ?1735 (new ed.) Pl. LI (caption) An Arrow inclining to the Pole-Star. 1816 2 Sept. 404/2 Having marked arrows (pointing downwards) upon the slab-stones around the little passage from which we had ascended. 1889 G. M. Hopkins xii. 238 If its plane be parallel to the polarizer,..the light will be again reflected in the direction indicated by the arrow. 1911 J. M. Barrie iv. 64 ‘There it is,’ said Peter calmly. ‘Where, where?’ ‘Where all the arrows are pointing’. 1987 (Nexis) 13 Sept. A padlocked wooden box with arrows..drawn on the sides indicating which side was up. 2002 P. Long vii. 266 Follow the arrows to the workshop at the back. society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > others 1744 (Royal Soc.) 41 526 The Arrows..are all pointed Westward; and that, I presume, will be as much to the Purpose I am upon, as if the whole Stream went due West. 1789 E. Hewgill tr. J. G. Tielke II. iii. viii. 213 The course of the smallest stream should be marked by an arrow. 1834 II. 156/1 The direction of the earth's motion, represented by the arrow. 1882 J. D. Everett (ed. 6) 6 If the directions of all three arrows are reversed, the forces will still be in equilibrium. 1943 Dec. 644 (caption) Wide arrows show how warm air rises over the heated equatorial region and flows north in the Northern Hemisphere. 1961 M. G. Say (ed. 10) i. 100 The arrows indicating whether the current is an input to or an output from the ring. 2006 K. D. Rose i. 19 (caption) Numbered arrows indicate hypothesized dispersal routes during the Early Paleogene. society > computing and information technology > [noun] > user interface > symbol on 1977 Sept. 234/2 A pointing device called a mouse..controls the position of an arrow on the screen as it is pushed about on the table beside the display. 1992 Jan. 418/2 If you double-click on the object when the pointer is an arrow, you will get the Format Patterns dialogue box for that object. 2003 Nov. 116/3 You use this [sc. the scroll bar] to scroll up and down through the pages of the Web site by clicking and dragging it with your mouse arrow. the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Sagitta 1550 W. Salesbury tr. Proclus sig. E.ivv The Harpe, the Byrde, the Arow [L. Sagitta], the Egle, the Dolphyn. 1653 21 The fifteenth is called in Latine Sagita, the Arrow or Dart, it containeth 5 stars in all. 1728 E. Chambers at Sagitta The Arrow, a Constellation of the Northern Hemisphere. 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin (ed. 3) 328 The Fox, the Arrow, the Dolphin..contain no remarkable star. 2001 P. Moore i. 113 Delphinus is not the only small constellation in the region, but the others—Equuleus (the Little Horse), Sagitta (the Arrow) and Vulpecula (the Fox) are much less conspicuous. 5. the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > bough or branch > young branch, twig, or shoot 1574 J. Baret A 491 Arrowe: the longest twigge that is left in the vine when it is cut. 1745 tr. L. J. M. Columella iii. xvii Rustics call the utmost or last part of the shoot the Arrow [L. sagittam]. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > plants yielding sugar or syrup > [noun] > sugar-cane > parts of 1750 G. Hughes viii. 244 There are but few Canes, especially if they grow in a deep Soil, that shoot out into an Arrow decorated at the Top with a Pannicle. 1779 (Royal Soc.) 69 278 All canes have not arrows, and the coming out of an arrow depends on the season, and not on the age of the cane. 1833 M. Scott II. viii. 370 The cane-fields, then in arrow. 1879 1 Nov. 7/6 Notwithstanding the genial weather, the ‘arrow’ or cane flower is slow in developing. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland (ed. 2) ii. v. 187 In October, the canes throw out flowering stems, called arrows, and these are long terminal shoots bearing pyramidal tufts of mauve-coloured, downy blossoms. 1990 C. N. Babu (ed. 2) iv. 104 The roots establish and the arrows can be pollinated without difficulty. 2000 15 June 60/2 Infinite acres of the cane in arrow. the world > relative properties > number > geometry > [noun] > branches of > trigonometry > functions of > versed sine 1594 T. Blundeville ii. f. 48 Sinus versus..is also called in Latine Sagitta, in English a Shaft or Arrowe, for the Demonstratiue figure thereof..is not vnlike to the string of a bowe ready bent hauing a Shaft in the midst thereof. 1668 J. Collins Let. Dec. in H. Oldenburg (1968) V. 345 Both require the Diameter, whereof one part is given to wit the Versed Sine, or arrow of the Segment. 1728 E. Chambers at Abscisse, Abscissa Others call 'em Sagittæ, Arrows. 1851 J. W. Colenso (ed. 2) I. ii. 40 The name versed-sine is not so easy to explain: but BN was formerly called from its position the sagitta, or arrow, of the bow. 1942 A. D. Bradley 47 It was formerly called the sagitta, or arrow. the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > surveying instruments > chain > arrow used to guide a measuring chain ?a1560 L. Digges (1571) i. xix. sig. F v Whatsoeuer you mete the space G E withall, whether it be halberd, bill, arrow or staffe.] 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault v. i. 653 The measurer must be prouided of ten or twelue arrowes [Fr. fleiches], otherwise called little broches or prickes..to guide the chaine. 1753 Suppl. at Surveying He ought likewise to have ten arrows, or small strait sticks, near two feet long, shod with iron ferrils..The leader sticks one of the ten arrows in the ground at the far end of the chain. 1884 J. W. Browne (ed. 2) 213 Land chain arrows (in sets of ten). Best Japanned No. 11 Steel Wire..1/- per set. 1915 J. Williamson iii. 34 When ten chain lengths have been measured and the leader has put in his last arrow he leaves the chain lying on the ground. 2015 T. Banning in T. P. Harrison et al. 66 Survey arrows and stakes: It is of course necessary to use non-ferrous stakes to lay out a grid for a magnetometer survey. 1600 T. Nashe sig. H It is pitty but he should haue another siluer arrow, if it be but for crossing the stage, with his cap on. 1726 19 July The Company of Archers made a fine Parade through this City to shoot for a Silver Arrow on the Links of Leith. 1796 tr. G. de Montjoie 25 Every one was desirous to have these electric arrows [i.e. lightning conductors]. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in 2nd Ser. I. 96 It was a small ruby cut into the form of a heart, transfixed with a golden arrow. 1891 24 Jan. 67/1 Her hair..was fastened high on her head with a gold arrow. 1922 4 Feb. 140/3 A display of corsages of small baskets and Colonial bouquets, each with its gilt arrow. 1959 63 219/1 She had on her hair a decorative silver arrow with a gilded animal-style bird's head. 2004 L. Kogan in G. C. Wertkin 10 The catalog prices for these weathervanes ranged from four dollars for a small arrow to one hundred dollars for a large eagle. society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > outwork > angular outworks 1747 J. Muller ii. 155 Construct..detached Redouts, Arrows, and such other kinds of Out-works, which oblige the Enemy to open their Trenches at a greater distance. 1780 L. Lochée 124 The work..raised at the saliant and re-entring angles of the glacis, is called fleche or arrow. 1839 F. A. Griffiths 221 A fleche or arrow is constructed along the foot of the glacis before the re-entering and salient places of arms. 1855 J. S. B. 18 Flêche, or Arrow, a work consisting merely of two faces, forming a salient angle. society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > darts > [noun] > dart 1936 17 Apr. 11/7 The most distinguished performer in the cup competition threw a straight arrow. 1981 R. Lewis iii. 94 Freddy's arrows kept hitting the wire. 2015 (Nexis) 7 Oct. After years of writing about darts for Starsport,..I was invited to put down my pen and pick up some arrows for a change. the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > transformation > [noun] > correspondence 1961 5 105 This arrow is continuous since I is Hausdorff. 1978 85 260 A preorder in fact is simply a category in which there is at most one arrow between objects. 1998 286 Programs are arrows of a category whose objects are data types. 2015 M. Barot vi. 93 The arrows in ind A are morphisms which lie in rad(ind A) but not in rad2(ind A). Phrases P1. the world > time > [noun] > time's arrow 1917 13 May 37/1 Like an old building, redolent with historic traditions.., so does ‘Treasure Island’ cause the spectator the sensation that he has pushed back the whirring arrow of time and is viewing what his ancestors once regarded as ‘the real thing’. 1929 25 Oct. 395/1 If we had a system in absolute equilibrium the entropy would be constant, and there would then be no arrow of time. 1977 P. C. W. Davies iii. 60 Many authors refer to the arrow of time or the direction of time and do not make the distinction between time asymmetry and the flow of time. 2009 (Nexis) 29 Oct. 1 From birth to death, we travel the arrow of time on a decidedly one-way road. Compounds C1. a. General attributive and similative. 1882 25 Mar. 93 'Tis not a dozen arrow-lengths away. 1959 22 Dec. d4/6 Your draw length governs your arrow length. 2004 S. Ruis & C. Stevenson viii. 125 Arrow stiffness can be ‘tuned’ by adjusting arrow lengths. 1834 June 339/1 The years with arrow-speed glide by. 1991 D. Schuh i. 8 Draw weight is a major influence on arrow speed. 2015 (Nexis) 18 July Three or four different bow models that only vary by..3 or 4 feet per second in advertised arrow speed. 1796 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg I. xxxv. 229 Saint Sebastian..with two arrow wounds in his side. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer I. viii. 262 An arrow-wound or gash of spear, Given as he leaps on board. 1944 45 384 He..bears the scar from an arrow wound. 2010 (Nexis) 14 May 30 An arrow wound received at the siege of Methone. b. Objective. (a) ?a1656 J. Poole (1657) 165 Quiver. Clashing, clattering,..arrow-bearing, gilded. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xiv*, in 2nd Ser. IV. 359 Woggarwolfe's arrow-bearing page. 1988 53 68 Venus with her arrow-bearing son. 1836 17 June This arrow firing was performed by 26 of their men. 1965 19 14 An arrow-firing catapult..could hit an individual at 100 paces. 1999 (Nexis) 6 Aug. Knowledge of her arrow firing was not public until this week. 2016 (Nexis) 19 Mar. e8 Residents are trying to protect homes from arrow-firing enemies. 1671 J. Ogilby tr. A. Montanus 294 The Neugori..are divided into Praying, Arrow-making and Fighting-Persons. 1792 W. M. Moseley 117 The tree called Cornus, was formerly much celebrated for Arrow-making. 1873 C. Rau 41 Another method of arrow-making practised by the Californian tribes. 1974 2 Aug. d7/5 An arrow-making demonstration. 2015 (U.K. ed.) (Nexis) Jan. Shake hands with arrow-making guy. 1748 13 Aug. The..Ceremony of the Arrow-Shooting at Harrow on the Hill. 1842 1 Dec. 220 Hunting and arrow shooting. 1931 35 455 The..shield did not give sufficient protection from these arrow-shooting armies. 2007 No. 44. 32/1 A multi-barrelled arrow-shooting device. (b) 1305 in G. Fransson (1935) 155 (MED) Ric. Le Aruwemakiere. 1498 in M. E. Grimwade (1984) I. 328 (modernized text) Kyng, John, arrow maker, Sudbury. 1541 in D. H. Fleming (1921) II. 634/1 Johne Forestare, arrowmaker to our soverane lord. 1681 J. Chetham i. 3 Let the Arrow-maker divide this with a Saw. 1751 (ed. 7) Arrow-makers are called fletchers. 1855 H. W. Longfellow x. 131 At the doorway of his wigwam Sat the ancient Arrow-maker. 1950 15 Aug. 5/2 Many archers still prefer to use wooden bows, and a handful of skilled arrow-makers carry on. 2014 B. J. Sorrells v. 40 Footed shafts..are generally only available from specialty arrow makers. 1809 Aug. 918 They are..good horsemen and arrow-shooters. 1978 9 2 (caption) Arrow-shooter..of Vitruvius. 2011 (Nexis) 10 Mar. 3 The arrow shooter has not been brought to justice. 1877 11 266 The arrow-straighteners or polishers..for polishing or straightening the wooden shafts of arrows. 1935 July 207/2 Eskimo carvings in ivory—human figures,..arrow-straighteners, toggles, [etc.]. 2006 D. Maybury-Lewis in N. Haenn & R. R. Wilk xxxvi. 396 They..used the bones to make arrow straighteners, bows, mallets. 1635 F. Quarles v. xi. Epigr. 287 The Arrow-smitten Hart, deep wounded, flies To th' Springs with water in his weeping eyes. 1784 E. Jones 44/1 Master of the broken spear, And the arrow-pierced shield. 1861 A. T. Jones 83 High The trembling voice essayed to fly; Swift but uncertain cleft the air, And hung awhile suspended there; Then dropped, like arrow-smitten bird. 1998 T. C. de B. Franco in M. G. Plew ii. 9 The act of pulling the arrow wounded fish. 2014 I. C. Esslemont x. 354 The arrow-pierced corpse of..an old man..lay upon the stairs. d. Parasynthetic. 1764 J. Hill VII. 58 Arrow-leaved Withwind. 1812 W. Withering (rev. ed.) III. 972 Arrow-leaved Splachnum. 1857 A. Gray viii. 59 The Arrow-leaved Polygonum. 1899 16 107 Lactuca sagittifolia, arrow-leaved lettuce; flowers close at noon. 1907 8 June 3/4 In April and May the arrow-leaved violet is found. 1984 C. G. Hunter 68 P. sagittatum, Arrow-leaved Tear-thumb, has short white flower heads scattered over the top part of the plants. 2004 T. Wheeler 65 Wildflowers include..the arrow-leaved marigold (Calitha sagittata). 1759 P. Miller (ed. 7) at Chelidonium Four broad Petals..surrounding a long cylindrical Germen, crowned by an Arrow-pointed Stigma. 1883 F. H. Cushing in 9 Lightning is often given the form of a serpent, with or without an arrow-pointed tongue. 1926 M. Leinster i. vi. 75 Arrow-pointed specks of birds in flight. 2008 51 145 The small, arrow-pointed pediments that crowned each window. 1662 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin iv. v. 340/2 In the middle betwixt these two is the Suture termed Sagittalis or Arrow-shap'd, because it runs in a streight line all along the Head, like an Arrow, betwixt the Coronal and Lambda-shap'd Sutures. 1765 J. Lee (ed. 2) 473 Sagittatum folium, an Arrow-shaped Leaf. 1842 27 Oct. Lamps..glittered, suspended between the arrow-shaped turrets of the imperial and privileged mosques. 1881 278 These crystals were frequently arrow-shaped, and generally much elongated. 1935 18 Dec. 17/4 Special arrow-shaped labels, coloured blue,..will be affixed to each package. 1996 R. Mabey 304/1 Hedge bindweed, with its large white trumpet-flowers and mats of arrow-shaped leaves, is a handsome plant. 2003 Nov. 37/3 Rattlesnakes..have..a distinctive triangular-shaped or arrow-shaped head. C2. 1843 J. Torrey II. 241 Peltandra..Arrow Arum. 1916 July 188 Arrow arum is a marsh herb with arrow-shaped leaves on long petioles, growing 2 to 3 feet high. 1980 31 Oct. (Weekend section) 45/3 Sturdy wooden bridges that span valleys of arrow arum and pickerel-weed. 2015 M. M. Lewis 151 Now at the end of October, only remnants of arrow arum (Peltandra virginica) are visible above the dark swamp water. 1924 7 July 9/1 Antique arrow back child's high chair. 1932 17 Apr. 23/2 (advt.) Chairs with..arrow backs. 1992 Feb. 44/3 Ladderbacks and arrowbacks complement the harvest table. 2012 (Nexis) 12 July 5 Oak tables and country-style wood arrowback chairs. 1504 in J. B. Paul (1900) II. 441 For ane arow bag of ane brok skin. 1667 in J. R. N. Macphail (1916) II. 44 Putting hir arrow bagg on the end of his bow. 1894 O. T. Mason 668 Throughout the area of fur-bearing animals the pelt of any one of them of sufficient size served as a quiver or arrow bag. 1967 E. B. Mitchell & T. D. Allen ii. 12 Quickly he put his arrow back into the buckskin arrow bag. 2013 M. Loades 41/1 The..archer carried his personal sheaf in a linen arrow-bag. These bags had a leather separator to prevent the fletchings from crushing... The bag..could be..weatherproofed and pulled up. society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > quiver a1382 (Douce 370) (1850) 1 Chron. xviii. 7 Dauid toke the golden arewe cases [L. faretras]. 1578 in G. J. Piccope (1860) II. 60 An arrowe case of strawe with locke and kay. 1786 F. Grose 39 A quiver, called also an arrow case. 1846 R. B. Sage viii. 74 The Medicine Soldier..slung his arrow-case over his naked shoulders. 1932 4 14 (caption) Lacquered Arrow Case with holly back crest in gold. 2011 S. Fadala (ed. 2) xxii. 238 (caption) This rectangular arrow case..is tough and hard. 1915 7 May 2/3 Arrow collar men with sunshiny glows on their faces will put to shame the worshipped posters in the street cars. 1935 C. Odets i. 47 I know what she's looking for. An arrow-collar guy, a hero, but with a wad of jack. 1990 B. Eisler in C. Giboire Introd. p. xvii Good looking in an ‘Arrow-collar’ way, with a knife-sharp part in his hair. 2015 L. D. Estleman 71 These weren't the Arrow Collar men J. Edgar Hoover liked to parade before cameras, but two of the cowboys the Bureau employed to toughen its center. a1425 (?c1350) (1964) l. 2026 Þe mountance of ane arow-draght. ?a1425 (Egerton) (1889) 118 (MED) Þe ferthe [host] commez behind him, as it ware ane arow draght [?a1400 Titus bowe draught]. the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > finger > [noun] > forefinger 1875 H. J. S. Maine ix. 256 You must call the forefinger the ‘arrow’-finger. 1911 A. Noyes i. i. 4 His right hand lacks the thumb and arrow-finger. 2012 (Nexis) 3 July The French hacked the arrow fingers off captured Welsh archers. 1642 R. Maxwell in E. Borlase (1680) App. 133 They..drove her about an arrow flight to the Blackwater, and drowned her. 1808 W. Scott vi. xxvii. 356 Fell England's arrow-flight like rain. 1928 Aug. 3/3 Certain signs less than an arrow flight away down along the river bend. 1966 M. Alexander Battle of Maldon in (1970) 166 Nor might any of them harm another Save who through arrow-flight fell dead. 2002 R. Holdstock (2005) xix. 249 Two arrow flights away, behind us, summer bloomed. 1899 30 Sept. 1/4 The broad arrow formation still drove the head of the column forward unmolested through the ranks of the waiting vessels. 1912 21 Aug. 10/3 A large bolt of lightning came out of the sky and when a short distance from the tops of the buildings seemed to separate into an arrow formation. 1965 O. Whicher & J. Wrigley tr. T. Schwenk 116 By studying the wing positions of the birds flying in arrow formation, Schieferstein was able to deduce [etc.]. 2012 (Nexis) 10 Sept. The nine Hawk jets of the Red Arrows, trailing red, white and blue smoke as they bank in their trademark arrow formation. society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > girdle for arrows a1382 (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxxix. 23 Vp on hym the arewe girdil [L. faretra] shal sounen; the spere and the sheeld shal braundishen. a1425 (c1384) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Ezek. xxvii. 11 Pigmeis..hangiden her arewgirdlis [a1425 L.V. arowe casis; L. faretras] in thi wallis. 1467 in (1841) 591 Fore ane arew gyrdille and a shaffte, vj.d. society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > keyboard > individual keys 1969 R. A. Avner & P. Tenczar (Computer-based Educ. Res. Lab., Univ. of Illinois-Urbana) (1970) 14 By pressing the arrow key, the student can move the arrow to whatever question he wishes to address. 1981 7 Apr. 171 The system has a standard keyboard with 12 extra control keys including arrow keys for text editing. 2010 (Nexis) 12 Apr. If you..accidentally press the ‘up’ arrow key, you see that the phone starts to connect to the Web. 1793 E. Donovan II. 10 Body and under Wings white, first Wings green, with two oblique arrow lines of pale yellow. 1843 J. H. Ingraham viii. 24/2 He..made an arrow line for Tony Taft's barber's shop. 1890 H. C. McCook II. ix. 270 The arrow line should not run directly westward from Valparaiso. 1984 M. Low in vi. 409 You think along an arrow-line or down voiceless wells. 2015 C. Bovill 105 First draw the arrow line in the direction the window faces. society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > loophole 1840 R. Browning v. 209 She..thrid somehow, by some glimpse of arrow-loop, The turnings to the galleries below. 1985 (National Trust) (1990) 19 The tower originally had four arrow-loops. 2012 (Nexis) 16 Aug. c1 His army has taken up positions inside the Citadel, trading fire with insurgents through the castle's arrow loops. the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies 1779 T. Forrest i. xi. 156 On cutting an arrow-plant (a species of pine), I found fresh water drop from it. 1881 27 Aug. 410/2 The common arrow-plant, so named from the shape of the leaf, Pontedaria cordata, which is also good for large aquaria. 1906 No. 6. 9 Tabanus stygius..follows the interesting habit of ovipositing on the upper surface of the leaves of the arrow plant. [Note] Sagittaria sp. 1958 30 Aug. 17/7 The muskrats feed of duck weed, water sweet-weed, arrow plants and cat tail. the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] > pointed object or part society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > head of arrow 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens ix. xliii. 182 His Iv'ry Bow,..Whose Arrow-points are tagg'd with heads of Gold. 1775 J. Adair 425 One of those flint arrow-points. 1887 Nov. 944/2 When I met him at the arrow-point between Broadway and Fifth Avenue. 1934 7 37 Arrows were tipped with arrowpoints of iron and bronze. 2011 43 133 We believe that this engraved bone artefact is most likely an arrow point. 1769 E. Bancroft 101 The Woorara, which is the principal ingredient in the composition of the fatal Indian arrow poison of that name. 1899 July 159 Curare..is the arrow poison of Guiana. 2011 M. D. Larsen in R. D. Miller & M. C. Pardo (ed. 6) i. 7/1 Arrow poisons and blowguns were an integral part of many primitive cultures. 1936 55 Dr. James Zetek, Canal Zone, Panama, 60 arrow-poison frogs, 12 yellow atelopus. 1994 (Royal Soc.) B. 345 83/1 An Ecuadorian poison arrow frog, Epipedobates tricolor, secretes a compound which blocks pain 200 times as effectively as morphine. 2004 C. Baldwin 7 Brightly colored arrow-poison frogs live in the rain forests of Central and South America. 1878 21 Sept. 45/1 Every time when we feel our need, let us say, ‘Lord help!’ I believe I have seen it reported that this was the celebrated Rowland Hill's constant aspiration as he walked... He called it ‘his arrow prayer.’ 1931 E. D. Sedding vii. 26 A number of such short arrow-prayers are printed..for use on various occasions. 2012 J. George iii. 43 Sometimes there's only time to lift up an ‘arrow prayer’, and then act. society > armed hostility > defence > [adjective] > proof against weapons 1612 R. Coverte 31 Armour tied on with strings, being but onely Arrow proofe. 1759 J. Lindsay xiii. 102 A flat floating vessel..; which I would also have made arrow proof. 1831 1 Nov. 417/2 Our author and his party..were obliged to provide themselves with arms and with arrow-proof dresses. 1906 13 Nov. 6/4 The horsemen..upon horses dressed in thick arrow-proof coats. 2001 P. Dearen ii. 8 They had thick shields and arrow-proof leather vests. 1833 Dec. 933/2 I pray you hold back out of arrow-range. 1917 E. R. Gregor ii. 20 White Otter stopped before he was within arrow-range. 2009 Spring 192 They kept the royal party carefully out of arrow range. 1879 Nov. 181/2 The combination of the arrow rest..with the looped ends of the arms. 1972 T. Foy iii. 26 One end of the handle will curve into the bow, while the other end will be flat to support the arrow or may even have a fitted arrow-rest. 2012 (Nexis) 13 Nov. 17 His arrow rest had moved causing his arrows not to fly true. society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > shaft of arrow 1373–5 (P.R.O.: E101/397/10) m. 3 MlMl quarelshaftes..viijMD. arughshaftes. 1400 in C. Frost (1827) App. 6 j last beer, lx scaphis, ij m arowshaftes. ?1525 in T. D. Whitaker (1812) 258 Item, a dozen and a halfe brede arrow shafts, iiis. 1658 J. Palmer vii. 17 You may make a long handle to your File, like an arrow shaft. 1801 R. Southey II. x. 244 In his hand He graspt an arrow-shaft, And he rushed on to strike him. 1888 J. Hunter-Duvar ii. ix. 79 The tired hunter finds no..beast at which to aim an arrowshaft. 1909 11 Pl. V (caption) Bison horn spoon..; bone objects..; Arrow-shaft straightener. 2008 U. McGovern (2009) 53 Fletches (traditionally made from feathers) are added to the other end of the arrow shaft to aid flight. 1932 June 15/1 A heavy round iron grip of a take-down bow with an offset and arrow shelf. 1994 Feb. 67/1 Some primitive flatbows had narrowed handle sections.., but none had a center-cut handle and arrow shelf as we know it. 2014 B. J. Sorrells iii. 28 The arrow shelves on these bows are cut well past center. the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > distance covered by a bow-shot society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > use of bow and arrow > [noun] > discharging arrow c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus iv. 289 In puttyng theym to flight they wolde ensu vppon the chace and gall theym with arow-shot. 1511 (Pynson) f. xxxviv About .iiij. arowe shot without the sayde Cytie of Nazareth towardes the South is the place called Saltus Domini. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre iii. 79 in tr. Procopius Attending the cure of his Wound without Arrow-shot. 1759 V. iv. iii. 141 Mahmûd was slain by a random arrow-shot. 1868 C. M. Yonge 1st Ser. Introd. 1 Tyrrell's arrow-shot. 1963 Winter 152 Twice it [sc. a stallion] had been wounded by arrow shots. 2001 M. Blakely (2003) xli. 380 Water is forty arrow shots away. society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > loophole 1789 J. St. John i. ii. 3 Who guards the castle gates? Is ev'ry arrow-slit, and loop-hole watch'd? 1864 C. L. Balfour xi. 160 Miss Maxwell was watching from an arrow-slit window. 1930 60 390 There were no loopholes, arrow slits , or other provisions for defence. 2015 (Nexis) 28 May Full of arrow slits, battlements, ruins and a portcullis, it is everything we could want a castle to be. society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows > specific parts 1278 in G. Fransson (1935) 156 (MED) Rog. le Aruesmyth. c1540 (?a1400) (2002) f. 27 Armurers, Arowsmythis, with Axes of werre. 1618 F. Pulton tr. Act 7 Henry IV c. 7 in i. 269 Because the arrow Smithes doe make many faultie heades for arrowes and quarrels. a1796 S. Pegge (1809) 103 Fletcher, he that trimmed arrows by adding the feathers; Arrowsmith, he that made the piles. 1884 8 64 The Sheffield of Chaucer's time..was the centre of a district abounding with knifesmiths, scythesmiths, and arrowsmiths. 1939 P. Gordon I. iii. 21 Four guilds—bowyers, fletchers, arrowsmiths, and stringers—were not thought too many to provide the essentials. 2006 R. Holmes & M. M. Evans ii. 35 It was easier to cast a gun than to combine the artisan skills of the bowyer, arrowsmith, and fletcher. the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Scincidae > member of genus Acontias (dart-snake) 1611 Gen. xlix. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path. [margin reads] arrowsnake . View more context for this quotation a1667 G. Hughes (1672) 593/1 The word here [sc. in Genesis 49:17] rendred Adder or arrow snake, is no where used but here, now this is the disposition of this tribe foretold, to be subtil and cunning as the Serpent, in dealing with adversaries. 1833 I. 88/2 The Hebrew denomination Kippoz [Isa. xxxiv. 15]..which the learned Bochart..has shown to refer more properly to the acontias or anguis jaculus, the arrow or dart-snake of the Greeks and Romans. ?1868 J. Duns II. 84 Arrow-snake was a name given by some old naturalists to such so-called serpents as moved quickly, or darted with great suddenness and speed on their prey. 1881 Apr. 101/3 The outer rim of the cushion is made of moss-green plush, embroidered with cherry-colored and blue arrow stitches. 1912 M. E. Wilkinson 67 Double rows of Arrow stitch forming two triangular forms. 2015 F. C. Correa 82 An attractive tweed fabric can be created using two colors in Arrow Stitch. 1752 C. Alston 17 Arrow Stone, vulgo Thunder-bolts. 1946 Apr. 48/2 (advt.) Three beautiful Belemnite (Arrowstone) fossils. 1835 T. W. Horsfield II. 207 Relics of antiquity, as Roman styles, arrow tips, British battle-axes, spear heads, [etc.]. 1898 G. A. Wentworth & G. A. Hill i. 11 Draw another line 8 inches long.., and indicate its direction by an arrow-tip. 1912 (Univ. Calif.) 7 61/1 The proper motions of the stars are indicated by the lines with arrow tips. 1963 28 July x. 6/1 Curare..was used by Indian tribes in South America as poison on their arrow tips. 1991 78 352 The arrow tip at A indicates the strip of tissue that serves as a hinge. 2003 Jan. 36 Nearby was a cluster of iron arrow tips and a round ceramic object. the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > North-American 1848 J. W. Abert in W. H. Emory Notes Mil. Reconnaissance 434 in (30th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Exec. Doc. 41) IV At last found some brackish pools..bordered with the..arrow weed (sagittaria sagittifolia). 1859 21 Sept. 301/3 After proceeding about half a mile further through heavy thickets of arrow weed, the Major thought it prudent to return to the head of the lagoon. 1876 2 55 These Mexican jumping seeds,..are derived from a plant called arrow weed, or Yerba de flecha, and Colliguaja by the Mexicans. 1916 319 They are the seeds of a shrub called the arrow-weed; and each jumping bean contains a tiny worm. 1998 A. M. Rea v. 71 Arrows were made from..Arrow-weed, Pluchea sericea. 2007 154 177/1 We sampled the base of an emergent plant, arrow weed (Sagittaria). the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Chaetognatha > [noun] > member of 1859 7 54 Gegenbaur concludes with observing that the ‘genus Sagitta must be regarded as the representative of a special subdivision between the Nematoda and Annelida, and which might be designated the “Pfeilwürmer” or “Arrow-worms”’. 1889 Sept. 211/2 An arrow worm (Sagitta bipunctata), is prepared so as to show the remarkable structure of the mouth. 1972 M. J. Ursin 50 (caption) The arrowworm inhabits the open ocean but occasionally will appear in coastal waters in great numbers. 2015 (Nexis) 6 June Slender chaetognatha, or arrow worms, bristle with hairs and become cannibals as they gobble up their relatives. Derivatives 1825 ‘Mod. Greek’ iii. 96 By this time I had become so little apprehensive of arrowless bows.., and so much accustomed to tartans and tails, that I pushed myself into the very centre of the procession. 1920 E. Wharton xxii. 225 A grizzled Newfoundland dozing before the door seemed as ineffectual a guardian as the arrowless Cupid. 2007 R. Townley xi. 118 Half-hidden behind a flowering tree, the figure held up a bow, arrowless, as if he had just made his shot. 1588 J. Aske 28 Arrow-like they scouring on the Seas, Are within sight of that long look'd-for Fleete. 1662 tr. F. Plater et al. (new ed.) iii. iii. 235/1 The Sagital or arrow like suture. 1739 G. Thomson Compend. Anat. i. 2 in The skull consists of eight bones joined to one another by five seams... The arrow-like seam, joining the wall bones. 1847 F. W. L. Leichhardt v. 156 The dollar-bird passed with its arrow-like flight. 1956 4 Aug. 7/3 The cry ‘Our Father’ ascended arrow-like to pierce the heavens. 2006 12 Jan. i. 34/5 Waders with their coal-black bills, legs and prominent arrow-like wing bars. 1796 21 June Their order of battle assumes the form of a crescent. Their wings, pointed arrow-wise, consists [sic] of their best gunners. 1887 July 184/1 The constant ceiling of pines through which the sun and upper air reached us arrow-wise. 1919 A. Ollivant xxxvi. 189 A figure..balanced on the unsteady raft, then shot arrow-wise into the sea. 2002 J. Kim tr. 81 Wild geese wing arrow-wise across the skies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). arrowv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: arrow n. Etymology: < arrow n.It has been suggested that quot. 1628 at sense 1a may show an error for harrow (compare harrow v.1 4a) rather than an early use of the present word in a figurative context, although compare from a similar date arrowed adj. 1. the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > cause anguish to or torment [verb (transitive)] 1628 O. Felltham ii. sig. H3v By a noble not-caring, arrow the intenders bosome: who, will euer fret most, when he findes his designes most frustrate. 1879 C. A. Stakely 66 Its music allured me—it arrowed my heart. 1965 G. Laycock & E. Bauer 51/1 (caption) At left, archer has arrowed his bird. 1992 Oct. 63/2 He finally arrowed his first African game animal. 2016 (Nexis) 15 May b7 She arrowed a boss tom by 7 a.m. society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > use of bow and arrow > shoot arrows [verb (intransitive)] 1865 J. K. James tr. T. Tasso II. xx. lxv. 302 While she arrowed, Cupid pierced her heart. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > plants yielding sugar or syrup > [verb (intransitive)] > shoot into blossom (of sugar-cane) 1790 W. Beckford I. 154 Whether or no those canes that arrow yield best, or those that scarcely arrow at all, is a point, among planters, that I believe remains, and ever will remain, undecided. 1848 L. Wray ii. 52 In the West Indies and the Straits Settlements, the sugar cane always shows a great desire to ‘arrow’ or flower during the months of January, February, and March. 1894 2 July 356 Planting pieces of cane will be necessary with such varieties as arrow freely. 1949 V. S. Reid iii. xviii. 322 My sis Naomi turned her face just as canes were arrowing in October. 1965 G. C. Stevenson iv. 117 Trimming back the leaf-blades of canes which are likely to arrow. 2006 (Nexis) 8 June (Features section) 11 With all the moisture under it there will be some grow-on in those crops that haven't arrowed. the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > project through space 1796 R. Southey vi. 208 His giant limbs Bestride the whirlwind, and his red right arm Arrowed the lightning. 1822 W. Tennant i. 10 That arrowed through th' opaque their forky fire. 1892 Ld. Tennyson Akbar's Dream in 39 Shadow-maker, shadow-slayer, arrowing light from clime to clime. 1982 July 51/1 Frantically Benjamin arrowed his thoughts at the flock. Don't hurt him! he pleaded. 2001 L. Erdrich vii. 129 She was lifting herself into the air, straining toward the sky world, arrowing her spirit toward the west. 4. the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move swiftly and suddenly 1827 22 446 About an hour ago did we..see that identical salmon..arrowing up the Tay. 1866 G. J. Whyte-Melville xliv Streams..where the otter lurked and vanished, where the noble salmon himself came arrowing up triumphant from the sea. 1905 W. H. Hunt I. iv. 71 Here the kingfisher arrowed his way. 1936 R. Lehmann i. v. 83 A figure..came arrowing down the last flight in one straight skim. 1989 K. Green vii. 77 A pelican arrowing for the water, scooping a silver fish in its beak. 2009 21 Oct. (Sports section) 3/6 The ball arrowed past Victor Valdes into the top right corner. 1950 30 Sept. 16/4 LeRoy Cromartie..arrowed a 20-yard pass to Arnold Clairton. 1981 G. W. Prange et al. lix. 491 Murata arrowed his bomber down the flight deck. 2016 (Nexis) 30 Mar. 63 Mooy..advanced on goal and arrowed the ball past Amer Shafi. 1903 J. Jones 50 It is not convenient to arrow the direction E D W V for the Secular Retardation that is from east to west. 1959 P. Frank iv. 70 He had a feel for it, the capacity to stir a headful of unrelated facts until they congealed into a pattern arrowing the future. 1986 7 Oct. 8 (caption) The crippled submarine, in the photograph taken by a US P-3C Orion surveillance plane. The damage has been arrowed. 2004 S. McArthur in S. McArthur et al. iii. 57/1 (caption) The right ovary has been arrowed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). <  n.OE v.1628 |
