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Meaning of Arson | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɑɹsən

Definitions

  1. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
    uncountable, usually
  2. A saddlebow.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.”
“The kyng of Englande mounted on a freſhe courſer, the trapper of clothe of golde, of Tiſſue, the Arſon mantell wiſe[…]”
“Arcione, the arſon or ſaddle bowe.”
“[…]And putting vp good ſtore of gold and Iewels for that iourney, and taking with him a good horſe, that was browne Bay, with a Petronell hanging at the arſon of his Saddle[…]”

CEFR level

C2
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