white arm

noun

Synonym of cold weapon.

Meanings

nounwhite arm (plural white arms)

plural white arms

  1. uncommonSynonym of cold weapon.

    Synonyms: cold weapon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cold weapon.

Origin

Calques exist across Romance languages and English (for example, arme blanche and arma blanca). The uncommonness of the term in English might suggest that the English term was calqued from the French but was not widely adopted.

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APA

white arm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20arm

MLA

“white arm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20arm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white arm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20arm.

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