n. 1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms. [ 1913 Webster ] The arming was now universal. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays. [ 1913 Webster ]
Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books. [ 1913 Webster ]
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