PHALANXES
Noun
phalanxes
plural of phalanx
Source: Wiktionary
PHALANX
Pha"lanx, n.; pl. Phalanxes, L. Phalanges. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close
and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx
varying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. "In
cubic phalanx firm advanced." Milton.
The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. Pope.
2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any
combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a
union.
At present they formed a united phalanx. Macaulay.
The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed, All huddling into
phalanx, stood and gazed. Cowper.
3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the
metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.
5. Etym: [pl. Phalanges.] (Bot.)
Definition: A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition