a passage of arms

a passage of arms
   cлoвecнaя бaтaлия, пepeпaлкa, cтoлкнoвeниe [этим. фр.]
    To this little passage of arms the rest of the company sat as spectators (U. Sinclair). He remembered, too, his recent passage of arms with Ernestine's father on the subject of Charles Darwin (J. Fawles)

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  • passage of arms — 1. Any armed struggle 2. An encounter, esp in words • • • Main Entry: ↑passage * * * passage of (or at) arms a fight or dispute …   Useful english dictionary

  • passage at arms — index affray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Passage of Arms — Infobox Book | name = Passage of Arms image caption = The cover of 1st edition author = Winston Graham illustrator = cover artist = country = UK language = English genre = spy novel publisher = Heinemann pub date = 1959 media type = Print… …   Wikipedia

  • Passage — Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Passage hawk — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Passage money — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • passage — passage1 /pas ij/, n., v., passaged, passaging. n. 1. a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture. 2. a phrase or other division of a musical work. 3. Fine Arts. an area, section, or detail of a work,… …   Universalium

  • passage — I. /ˈpæsɪdʒ / (say pasij) noun 1. an indefinite portion of a writing, speech, or the like, usually one of no great length; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture. 2. Music a. a scale or arpeggio like series of notes introduced as an… …  

  • passage — pas•sage [[t]ˈpæs ɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. saged, sag•ing 1) a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture[/ex] 2) a phrase or other division of a musical work 3) an act or instance of passing from one place,… …   From formal English to slang

  • passage of (or at) arms — archaic a fight or dispute. → passage …   English new terms dictionary

  • In passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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