armful

CEFRB2

/ˈɑɹmˌfəl/

noun

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01
noun
As much as can be held in one person's arms.
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noun
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The amount an arm or arms can hold.

Examples

Tom walked into the room with an armful of laundry.
Tom was carrying an armful of books.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 2
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5

Also pronounced

/ˈɑːmfl̩/

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Upon this, by Conſent, the Doctors put a Good Armful of Warm Womans Fleſh into the Bed to him, [...]
We have here a handful—an armful would be nearer the truth—on poems on scriptural and sacred subjects.
When Vernon came in from work, he always brought me wildflowers he had found, an armsful of tiger lilies, bluebells, and white daisies.

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Upon this, by Conſent, the Doctors put a Good Armful of Warm Womans Fleſh into the Bed to him, [...]
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “[The Fables of Abstemius, &c.] Fab[le] CCLXXXI. A Sick Hermit.”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […],...
[T]ake three or four good arms full of muckle Straw, Hay, or Fern, not too wet, not to dry, and obſerving which ſide of the Orchard the Wind blows on, then laying a good armful of muckle in three or four places according to the bigneſs of your Orchard, then get ſome dry ſticks, and having kindled them put an armful of muckle upon the Fire, and it will ſmoak and ſmoother, and the wind will drive the ſmoak through the whole Orchard, continue it till the wind turn out of the Eaſterly quarter, and it will preſerve the Trees and Fruit from blites and all manner of flys and caterpillers, which thoſe ſorts of bliting winds uſually bring; [...]
1670, [Joseph Blagrave], “How to Order an Orchard that It shall Never Misse Bearing”, in New Additions to the Art of Husbandry. …, London: […] Benjamin Billingsley, […], →OCLC, page 45
[T]hough Pyrocles and Muſidorus at other times would diſpence with the length of the ſports, yet now, in reſpect of the armfuls of joys they were to expect in bed, they thought them tedious; [...]
1724, R[ichard] B[ellings], “A Sixth Book to The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia”, in Philip Sidney, The Works of the Honourable Sir Philip Sidney, Kt., volume III, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, page 53
The Lodge is to be made after this Manner; [...] You muſt lay a good Handful of Straw under the Cord upon the Turf, to prevent dirting the Cord, as well as ſpoiling the Turf, and you had need to have a good Armful in your Lodge, to keep you warm and dry, as Occaſion requires; [...]
1725, [Noël] Chomel, “PLOVER”, in R[ichard] Bradley, editor, Dictionaire Oeconomique: Or, The Family Dictionary. […], volume II (I–Z), London: […] D[aniel] Midwinter, […], →OCLC, column 2
[I]t was thus the passion of Mr. Panton allayed its overflowings: for very shortly after his marriage, he again fell passionately in love with another lady; a bona roba Queen, the full head taller than himself, and more than an armfull.
1812, Kate Mont Albion [pseudonym; Catharine Bayley], A Set-down at Court; […] In Four Volumes, volume I, London: […] Allen & Co., […], →OCLC, pages 30–31

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Origin

noun

From arm + -ful (suffix forming nouns indicating as much as can be held by the noun to which it is attached).

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She carried an blank of logs into the house to build a fire in the hearth.