armsful

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of armful
2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of armful.

   “The Swiss were falling fast before the bristling wall of iron, when Arnold of Winkelried, in Unterwalden, grasping an armsful of the projecting spears, buried them in his body, and sank with them to the earth; through the breach thus made his companions burst, and the Austrian host was almost annihilated, Leopold himself being in the number of the slain.”

   “To grow it [a Maréchal Niel rose] in all its magnificence it must be planted out in a greenhouse or conservatory, and the branches be allowed to grow to their fullest extent. It is then that armsfuls of splendid golden blooms are produced and their great loveliness is fully displayed.”

   “As it is customary with the Indians to accompany their word with a present proportioned to the affair treated of, he gave them fifty pounds of powder, as many balls, six guns, ten axes, twelve armsfuls of tobacco and a hatchet pipe.”

   “When Vernon came in from work, he always brought me wildflowers he had found, an armsful of tiger lilies, bluebells, and white daisies.”