Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Embattling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Embattle \Em*bat"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embattled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Embattling}.] [OF. embataillier; pref. em- (L. in) +
F. bataille battle. See {Battle}, and cf. {Battlement}.]
To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to
prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
One in bright arms embattled full strong. --Spenser.
Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the
shot heard round the world. --Emerson.
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