The trial of the quality of arms, ammunition, &c., before their reception for service. Guns are proved by various examinations, and by the firing of prescribed charges; powder by examinations, and by carefully measured firings from each batch.
·noun Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. II. Proof ·adj Used in proving or testing; as, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. ...
·- A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surf...
·adj Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. ...
·adj So as to stand any test. II. High-proof ·adj Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, hi...
·adj Secure against harm by plots. ...
·add. ·- The last proof for correction before sending to press. II. Press proof ·add. ·- A proof ta...
·vt To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself. ...
·noun <<Shameless>>. ...
·adj Impenetrable by shot. ...
One who has eaten shame and drank after it, or would blush at being ashamed. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
In prize matters, a privilege, where the court is not satisfied with that originally produced, by wh...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Any bulk-head, parapet, or substance which effectually resists the force of a musket-ball. ...
A term for the point of courage for which a man was elected captain by pirates. ...
In naval architecture, an imaginary timber, expressed by vertical lines in the sheer-draught, to pro...