armory
armory definition
ar·mory (är′mər ē)
noun pl. armories -·mor·ies
- Obsolete armor or armorial bearings
- a storehouse for weapons; arsenal
- an aggregate of resources, etc.
- ☆ a building housing the drill hall and offices of a National Guard unit
- ☆ a place where firearms are made
- 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.
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