Down to the end of the 16th cent., the plural, when used in the collective sense = ‘arms’, was often identical in form with the singular. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [noun] > collective or plural (11) weaponc825 Down to the end of the 16th cent., the plural, when used in the collective sense = ‘arms’, was often identical in form with the singular. Obsolete. armsa1275 literal. Frequently with collective force; rarely used with numerals since the 19th cent. Weapons of war or combat; (items of) military equipment… i-wepenc1275 Weapons, arms, equipment. tacklec1400 Implements of war, weapons; esp. arrows; also, a weapon; an arrow. Obsolete. arming1431 concrete. A person's weaponry or armour. Obsolete. tackling1529 Arms, weapons, instruments; also figurative, esp. in to standor stick to one's tackling, to ‘stand to one's guns’, to hold one's ground, to maintain… militia1656 Weapons; instruments of war. Obsolete. arms of offence1692 The action of attacking or assailing; assault, attack. Also: a system of attack, skill in attacking; an attacking army, etc. (also figurative). arms… weaponry1844 Weapons collectively. Now esp. weapons of war. hardware1855 In extended use (chiefly colloquial). spec. Weaponry; munitions; military equipment generally. tool1938 Hence in Criminals' slang, any weapon. |
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