Armill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of armill.
noun
  1. A bracelet used in royal coronations, especially that of the monarch of the United Kingdom (symbolically known as a "bracelet of wisdom and sincerity")
  2. A silken stole worn around the neck by royalty.
  3. An ancient astronomical instrument, having either one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes (an equinoctial armil) or two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices (a solstitial armil).
  4. Any bracelet or armlet.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːmɪl/ /ˈɑːməl/ /ˈɑɹmɪl/ /ˈɑɹməl/

Word forms

Armill Armills armil armilla

Etymology

From Middle French armille, from Latin armilla (“bracelet”). Doublet of armilla.

Synonyms

Translations

Polish: armilla Portuguese: armila
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