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ARM'


The Ar4k was taken by the Philijuines, and returned with
divers Prefents.-It was at firfi placed in the Tabernacle,
afterwards in the San&uary of the Temple. See TABER-
NACLE, TEMPLE, and SANCTUARY.
7ofephus defcribes it at 5 Palms long, 3 broad, and at
mapy high ; the Wood, both within Side and without, li-
ned with Plates of Gold, and fitted with golden Hinges.-
The Lid or Covering of the Ark was called the Propitia-
tary, over which were two Figures placed called Cherubim,
a kind of Spirits with Wings of a peculiar Form never feen
but by Mofes before the Throne of God. It may be added
that fome Cri ticks take the Word Cherub, B1rad, to be only
a Tranfpofition of the Hebrew Letters of the Word 1:'n,
Rechub, Chariot; and that by the Cherubim being placed
over the /irk, we are only to understand that the A4rk was
a fort of Chariot, on which God fate. See PROPITIATORY,
CllERtuB, &C.
The Jews to this Day, have a kind of Ark in their Sy-
nagogues, wherein their facred Books are repofited, in imi-
tation of the antient Ark of the Covenant.-This they call
Aron. Leo of Ml1odena gives a Defcription thereof, in his
Account of the Cuftoms and Ceremonies of thofe of his Na-
tion: ' The yews, fays he, in the eaflern Side of all their
Synagogues, have an ..rk, or Armory, called Xron; in
Memory of the Ark of the Covenant. In this are prefer-
ved the five Books of Mofes, wrote on Vellum, with Ink
'made on Purpofe, &c.
1'ertulian calls this Ark, Azrmarium Judaicum5; whence
the Phrafe, to be in the Armiory of the Synagogue, q. d. to
be in the Number of canonical Writings. See APOCRY-
PIHA.
ARM, .Brachium, a part of the human Body, termina-
ting at one End in the Shoulder, and at the other in the
Hand. See BODY, SHOULDER, SC.
Among Phyficians, the Arm only includes that part be-
tween the Shoulder and the Elbow; the reff, from the El-
bow to the Writ}, being taken into the greater Hand. See
HAND.
The Arm, in this latter Acceptation, has only one large
Bone, called the Humerus, or Shoulder-Bone. See HUME-
RUS.
It has five forts of Motions, which are effeaed by five
Pair of Mufcles; upwards, by the fDeltoides, Suprafpina-
tus, and Coracobrachialis; downwards, by the 2ercs, Ro-
tundus major, and L~ati/Jmus Oortf; forwards, by the fPec-
toralis; backwards, by the Infrafpinatus; and circular,
by the l'ranrverfalis, Subfcapularis, and Infrainatus.
See each Mufcle defcribed under its proper Article.
The other Part confifls of two Bones, called Focis; viz,
the Radius and Cubitus, or Ulna. See FocIL, RADIUS,
and ULNA.
The MuCcles whereby this Part are moved, are the Bi-
ceps, ffrachieeus Internus, Gemellus, !Brachheus Externus,
A,4ncovus, Pronator Radi teres, and Xuadratns; Supi-
nator Lou gus, e Brevis. See each in its Place.
The ufual Venxfeffions are in the Arm. See PHLEBO-
TOMY, SC.
ARM, in the Manage, is applied to a Horfe, when he en-
deavours to defend hirfelfagainfc the Bit; to prevent
obeying, or being check'd thereby.
A Horfe is faid to arm himfelf, when he preffes down
his Head, and bends his Neck, fo as to reft the Branches
of the Bridle upon his Brisket; in order to withiland the
Efart of the Bit, and guard his Bars and his Mouth.
A Horfe is faid to arm himfelf with the Lips, when he
covers the Bars with his Lips, and deadens the Preffure of
the Bit.-This frequently happens in thick-lipp'd Horfes-
The Remedy is by ufing a Bit-mouth, forged with a Canon
or Scatch-mouth, broader near the Bankers than at the
Place of its Preffure, or refi upon the Bars.
For arming againft the Bit, the Remedy is to have a
wooden Ball cover'd with Velvet, or other Matter, put on
his Chaul; which will fo prefs him between the Jaw-bones,
as to prevent his bringing his Head fo near his Breafd.
ARM, is alfo ufed in Geography, for a Branch of a Sea,
or River. See SEA, OCEAN, RIVER, &C.
Italy and Sicily are only parted by an Arm oftheSea.-St.
George's Arm, in the Mediterranean, is the Ylracian Bof-
phorus.
Among Gardeners, Arm isvfometimes ufed in refpea of
Cucumbers and Melons, in the fame Senfe as Branch, of
other Plants. See BRANCH, CLASPER, CC.
ARM is ufed figuratively for Power.-The Secular Arm,
is the Lay or Temporal Authority of a fecular Judge; to
which Recourfe is had for the Execution of the Sentences
pafs'd by Ecclefiaffical Judges. See SECULAR.
The Church Sheds no Blood: Even the Inquifition, after
they have found the Perfon guilty, furrenders him to the fe.
cular Arm. See INQUISITION.
The Council of Antiocb, held in ;4r, decrees, that Re-
courfe be had to the Secular Arm to reprefs thofe who re-
fufe Obedience to the Church: For fecular Arm, they here
ufe exterior Power.


ARM, in the military Art, Heraldry, Lc. See
ARMOUR .
ARM, in the Sea-Language.-A Ship is faid t'
when fitted out and provided in all refpecls for
SmIP.
Alfo, a Crofs-Bar-lhot is faid to be armed,
Rope-yarn, or the like, is rolled round about
the Iron-Bar which runs thro the Shot, bot
Shot may be the better rammed down into th
lefi the Iharp End of the Bar fhou'd catch into
Combs within the Cylinder of the Piece.
ARM, in refpe&t of-the Magnet.-A Loadfilon
be armed, when it is capped, cafed, or fet in Ir
in order to make it take up the greater Weigh
to diflinguifh readily its Poles. See MAGNET,
The ufual Armour of a Loadflone in form of
gled Parallelopepidon, confills of two thin Pieces
Iron, in a fquare Figure, and of a Thicknefs prc
to the Goodnefs of the Stone: If a weak Stone h
Armour, it will produce no EffeaT and if t'
of a firong Loadflone be too thin, its E&e&t wil
con fiderable as wher) thicker.-The proper 'I
found by filing it thinner and thinner, till its Eff
the greatefl poffible.


ThTe Armour of a Spherical toadflone, confifts c
Steel Shalls faflened to one another by a Joint, and co,
a good Part of the Convexity of the Stone. This alp
be filed away, till the EfFe= is found the greatefl.
furprizing to what Degree the Armour of a Loadilon
augment its Effe& : A good Stone thus armed, will
bove Iio times more than before. See MAGNETISN


Kircher, in his Book de Magnete, tells us, that
way to arm a Loadflone, is to drill a Hole thro' td
from Pole to Pole, and in that, to place a Steel R
moderate Length ; which Rod, adds he, will take i
Weight at the End, than the Stone itfelf armed the e
Wav- can do.


ARMA dare, q. d. to give Arms, in fome ant
ters, fignifies to dub, or make a Knight. See K
ARMA deponere, to lay down -Arms, was a P
antiently enjoin'd when a Man had committed a
Leo. Hen.!.


ARMA Molita, were lharp Weapons: Fleta calls
Arma Emolita.
ARMA Mutare, q. d. to change Arms, was a Cen
ufed to confirm a League or Friendfhip
ARMA Reverfata, Inverted A4rms ; was when a m
conviied of Treafon or Felony. See DEGRADATION
ARMAN, among Farriers, a Confefion of great
cacy to prevent a total Lofs of Appetite in Horfes.
APPFvIT-.


ARMATURE. See ARMOR.
ARMARIUM Unguentunm, in antient Writers, a fem
pathetick Ointment, or Weapon Salve, whereby Wound
are faid to have been cured at a Diflance, by only dreA
the Weapon. See SYMPATIIETIC.
ARMED. See ARM and ARMS.
ARMED, in Heraldry, is ufed in refpe&t of Beafts si
Birds of Prey, when their Teeth, Horns, Feet, Beak, Ta
lons, or Tusks, are of a different Colour from the reft.-
He bdes a Cock, or a Falcon, armed, Or, bec
AAMIGER, q. d. Armour Bearer; a Title of Dignit)
render'd in Englifh, by Efq;uire. See EsQUIRE.
ARMILLARY, ARMILLARIS, in Aftronomy, an 1p
thet given to an artificial Sphere, compofed of a Number d
Metalline Circles, representative of the feveral Circles 0
the Mundane Sphere, put together in their natural Ordbr
See SPHERE and CIRCLE.


Armillary Spheres eafe and affift the Imagix
conceive the Contlitution of the Heavens, and the
of the heavenly Bodies. See HEAVEN, SUN, PLA.
Such is reprefented, 2ab. _4fron. Fig. zx.-whc
Q(reprefent the Poles of the World, A D the Equa
the Ecliptic and Zodiac, PA G  D the Meridian, o
flicial Colure, T the Earth, F G the Tropic of Car
the Tropic of Capricorn, M N the Araic Circle,
Antaraic, N and 0 the Poles of the Ecliptic, and
Horizon.
The Word is form'd of the Latin Armilla, a Bi
ARMILLA Membranofa, is a Name given by
natomifis, to the annular Ligament. See ANNUL]
ment.
ARMAMENT, a large Body of Forces, rais'd
vided with the Furniture of War, either for Las
Service. See ARMY.
ARMENIANS, in raepea of Religion, a       Se
fion among the Eatlern Chriftians; thus called froi
nia, the Country antiently inhabited by them. See
The Armenians, fince the Conquefi of their C
Scha Abas King of Perria, have had no fixed Pla(
bitation, but are difperfed in divers Parts of 'Perfia
and even fome Parts of Europe.-Their chief Emj


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