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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 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
