PANOPLY

panoply

(noun) a complete and impressive array

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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



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