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2 [heraldiek] (coat of) arms♦voorbeelden:geleide wapens • guided missileshij gaf zijn critici een wapen in handen • he gave a handle to his criticsnaar de wapens grijpen • take up armsde wapens neerleggen • lay down armsiemand de wapens uit handen slaan • disarm someone; 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 take the wind out of someone's sailsmet de wapens in de hand • arms at the trailonder de wapenen komen • go into/join the armyonder de wapenen zijn • bear arms, be in the armyiemand onder de wapenen roepen • call up/conscript someonete wapen! • to arms!het Nederlandse wapen • the Dutch coat of armseen leeuw in zijn wapen voeren • bear a lion in one's coat of arms -
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