_Arm._ A human arm. When a charge, crest, or badge, it must be blazoned with full particulars as to position, clothing, &c. If couped between the elbow and the wrist, it is a _cubit arm_.
_Armed._ A term applied to animals and birds of prey, to denote their natural weapons of offence and defence: thus, a Lion is said to be "_armed_ of his claws and teeth"; a Bull, to be "_armed_ of his horns"; an Eagle, "of its beak and talons."
_Armory._ Heraldry. Also, a List of Names and Titles, with their respective Arms.
_Arms_, _Armorial Bearings_. Heraldic compositions, and the Figures and Devices which form them. (See Chapter I.)
_Arms of Community._ Borne by Corporate and other Bodies and Communities, as cities, colleges, &c.
_Arms of Dominion._ Borne by Sovereign Princes, being also the Sovereign arms of the realms over which they rule.
_Arms of Office._ Borne, with the personal arms, to denote official rank.
_Armes Parlantes._ Such as are allusive to the Name, Title, Office, or Property of those who bear them: thus, _Leaves_ for _Leve_son, a _Castle_ for _Castile_, a _Cup_ for _Butler_, _Fish_ for those who derive revenues from Fisheries, &c. The more usual term is, however, "canting arms" (See _Rebus_: also page 15.)
_Arrow._ Is _barbed_ of its head, and _flighted_ of its feathers; a bundle of arrows is a _sheaf_; with a blunt head, it is a _bird-bolt_.
_At Gaze._ A term applied to animals of the chase, to denote their standing still, and looking straight forward: No. 167.
_Attires_, _Attired_. The antlers of a Buck, Stag, or Hart: having antlers. A Reindeer is represented in Heraldry with double attires, one pair erect, and the other drooping forward.
_Augmentation._ An honourable addition to a Coat of Arms, specially granted with a peculiar significance: thus, the "Union" Device of the British Empire, blazoned on an inescutcheon, is the "_Augmentation_" specially granted to the great Duke of WELLINGTON, to be borne on the honour point of his paternal shield.
_Avellane._ A variety of the heraldic Cross: No. 109.
_Azure._ The colour _blue_ (indicated by horizontal lines): No. 52.
_Badge._ A figure or device, distinct from a crest, and capable of being borne without any background or other accessory. Badges are, however, often depicted upon a standard or roundle of the livery colour or colours. Badges were depicted as a sign of ownership upon property; were worn by servants and retainers, who mustered under the standards on which badges were represented. (See Chapter XV.)