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Arts vs Arms - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between arts and arms

is that arts is while arms is .

arts

English

Noun

(head)
  • .
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    • , title=The Mirror and the Lamp , chapter=2 citation , passage=That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired. And if the arts of humbleness failed him, he overcame you by sheer impudence.}}

    Derived terms

    * arts and crafts * fine arts * martial arts

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    arms

    English

    Etymology 1

    See arm.

    Noun

    (head)
    • We laid down on the snowbank and moved our arms up and down to make snow angels.

    Etymology 2

    13th Century, from (etyl) armes, (etyl) arma .

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (pluralonly) Weapons.
  • * 1883 ,
    • The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms .
  • (heraldry) Synonym for coat of arms.
    • The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
  • English plurals
    • Usage notes
    * Capitalized, the word is often used in the names of pubs, taverns and the like.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (arm)
    • If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!

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