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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Arming \Arm"ing\, 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Arming \Arm"ing\, n.
     1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
  
              The arming was now universal.         --Macaulay.
  
     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.
  
     3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
        outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
  
     Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
        designs on the covers of books.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  arming press
     n.
     A bookbinder's press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of
  books.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  arming press
     n.
     A bookbinder's press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of
  books.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  arming press
     n.
     A bookbinder's press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of
  books.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  arming press
     n.
     A bookbinder's press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of
  books.

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  arming press /ˈɑːmɪŋ pɹˈɛs/
  1. fedélprés
  2. táblaprés

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