panoplies

Variant of panoply

panoply definition

pano·ply (pan′ə plē)

noun pl. panoplies -·plies

  1. a complete suit of armor
  2. any protective covering
  3. any complete or magnificent covering or array

Etymology: Gr panoplia < pan, all (see pan-) + hopla, arms, pl. of hoplon, tool (see hoplite)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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