armill

n. 加冕用长袍

发音

UK /ˈɑːmɪl/
UK /ˈɑːməl/
US /ˈɑɹmɪl/
US /ˈɑɹməl/

词形变化

armills 复数 armills

别名

Armill armil armilla

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bracelet used in royal coronations, especially that of the monarch of the United Kingdom (symbolically known as a "bracelet of wisdom and sincerity")

  2. 2.

    A silken stole worn around the neck by royalty.

  3. 3.

    An ancient astronomical instrument, having either one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes (an equinoctial armil) or two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices (a solstitial armil).

    历史 天文
  4. 4.

    Any bracelet or armlet.

    废旧

词源

From Middle French armille, from Latin armilla (“bracelet”). Doublet of armilla.

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