Hypertext Webster Gateway: "armory"
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) 1.7 (wn)
armory
n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual
armory to 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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