In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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
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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.