Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the frill originally covering the hymenium of agarics and adhering to the stipe after the expansion of the pileus.
- noun In archœol., a bracelet or armlet: as, a Roman or Frankish armilla. Also called
armil . - noun In machinery, an iron ring, hoop, or brace, in which the gudgeons of a wheel move.
- noun In anatomy, the annular ligament of the wrist which binds together the tendons of the hand.
- noun Same as
armil , 1. - noun In ornithology, a colored ring encircling the tibia of a bird just above the heel-joint.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An armil.
- noun (Zoöl.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A military
decoration in Ancient Rome - noun zoology A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm
- noun a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars
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Examples
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He was distinguished as an inquisitor at Piacenza, but is best known for his work, "Summa casuum conscientiae, aurea armilla dicta".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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This armilla (?) was not found in Northumberland, but in
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In humiliating contrast, one of China's few tangible rewards involved the set of Qing-dynasty instruments for observing the heavens-among them a Jesuit-designed quadrant, celestial globe and armilla-mentioned above.
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