Hypertext Webster Gateway: "arrow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arrow \Ar"row\, n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel.
["o]r, ["o]rvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf.
{Arc}.]
A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually
feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
{Broad arrow}.
(a) An arrow with a broad head.
(b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government
stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad
arrowhead.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
arrow
n 1: a mark to indicate a direction or relation [syn: {pointer}]
2: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on
one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be
shot from a bow
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