2. Noun. (heraldry) Short darts feathered at the ends. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arrows
1. arrow [v] - See also: arrow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrows
Literary usage of Arrows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cheyenne by George Amos Dorsey (1905)
"The Cheyenne still have two of the original sacred arrows, and the sticks, or
wooden part of these arrows, have never been renewed. ..."
2. Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old Truths by James Long (1881)
"The arrows of God's Punishment.—DBUT. 32. 42. ... 4) God's arrows of disease-
and the sword were within him; God's arrows for crushing the wicked are ..."
3. Journal of the American Oriental Society by American Oriental Society (1889)
"Out of the various lists of arrows which are mentioned as encumbering the ground
with other arms,t we may occasionally find descriptive epithets applied to ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1835)
"yearly twenty fletched arrows at the Exchequer. Bryanston. ... in time of war,
in the king's army in Wales, with one bow and three arrows, and one pale, ..."
5. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"Bows and arrows — How Indian Boys Learn to Use them — Forays for Scalps and
Plunder — The First Gun — An Incident of My first Fight with Indians — Why They ..."
6. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"The next day, a large canoe, with twenty-four fine young men, armed with bows
and arrows, came within hail: they were whiter than any inhabitants Columbus ..."
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