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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Armory \Ar"mo*ry\, n.; pl {Armories}. [OF. armaire armarie F. armoire, fr L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with F. armoiries See {Armorial}, {Ambry}.] 1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping. 2. Armor; defensive and offensive arms. Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears. --Milton. 3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords. [U.S.] 4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. --Spenser. 5. That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor. The science of heraldry, or more justly speaking, armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is without doubt, of very ancient origin. --Cussans. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: armory n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armoryto find an answer" [syn: {armoury}, {inventory}] 2: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn: {arsenal}, {armoury}] 3: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms [syn: {arsenal}, {armoury}] 4: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: {armoury}, {arsenal}]
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