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