panoply
(noun) a complete and impressive array
Source: WordNet® 3.1
panoply (plural panoplies)
A splendid display of something. [from 1829]
(by extension, historical) A collection or display of weaponry.
Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
(historical) A complete set of armour. [from 1570s]
(by extension) Something that covers and protects.
(by extension) A broad or full range or complete set.
panoply (third-person singular simple present panoplies, present participle panoplying, simple past and past participle panoplied)
To fit out in a suit of armour
To array or bedeck
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"o*ply, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor. Milton. We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on the whole armor of God. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
