armingn.1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.()The arming was now universal. (Macaulay.)2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.(Totten.)3. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.()Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.()