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armory definition

ar·mory (är′mər ē)

noun pl. armories -·mor·ies

  1. Obsolete armor or armorial bearings
  2. a storehouse for weapons; arsenal
  3. an aggregate of resources, etc.
  4. ☆ a building housing the drill hall and offices of a National Guard unit
  5. ☆ a place where firearms are made
  6. heraldry

Etymology: altered, by assoc. with armor < OFr armoierie, science of heraldry < armoier, to blazon coats of arms < arme, arm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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