·adj Capable of resisting the force of a bullet.
·noun A small ball. II. Bullet ·noun A cannon ball. III. Bullet ·noun The fetlock of a horse. IV....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. ...
·noun Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. II. Proof ·adj Used in proving or testing; as, ...
The trial of the quality of arms, ammunition, &c., before their reception for service. Guns are prov...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- A kind of manstopping bullet; — so named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufact...
An implement for casting bullets. ...
·- A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surf...
·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...
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...