- (v.t.) To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array.
- (n.) The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.
- (n.) Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
- (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
- (v.t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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