ARMORY

armory, armoury, arsenal

(noun) a place where arms are manufactured

arsenal, armory, armoury

(noun) a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms

arsenal, armory, armoury

(noun) all the weapons and equipment that a country has

armory, armoury, inventory

(noun) a collection of resources; “he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

armory (countable and uncountable, plural armories)

American alternative spelling of armoury

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"mo*ry, n.; pl. Armories. Etym: [OF. armaire, armarie, F. armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with F. armoiries. See Armorial, Ambry.]

1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.

2. Armor: defensive and offensive arms. Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears. Milton.

3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords. [U.S.]

4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. Spensplw.

5. That branch of hplwaldry which treats of coat armor. The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking, armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is, without doubt, of very ancient origin. Cussans.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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