2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weapon \Weap"on\ (?; 277), n. [OE. wepen, AS w?pen; akin to OS
w?pan, OFries w?pin, w?pen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan
w[=a]fan, Icel. v[=a]pn, Dan. vaaben Sw vapen, Goth. w?pna,
pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf {Wapentake}.]
1. An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something
to fight with anything used or designed to be used in
destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a
sword, etc
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor.
x. 4.
They astonished, all resistance lost, All courage;
down their idle weapons dropped. --Milton.
2. Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends
against another; as argument was his only weapon.
``Woman's weapons, water drops.'' --Shak.
3. (Bot.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants
are furnished.
{Concealed weapons}. See under {Concealed}.
{Weapon salve}, a salve which was supposed to cure a wound by
being applied to the weapon that made it [Obs.] --Boyle.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
weapon
n 1: weaponry used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to
carry a weapon" [syn: {arm}, {weapon system}]
2: a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his
conversational weapons" [syn: {artillery}]
more about weapon
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
