Armada chest
an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
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- Armada, spanish
armada, spanish armada, spanish [(ahr-mah-duh)] a fleet of more than a hundred ships sent by king philip ii of spain to conquer england in 1588. although called the “invincible armada,” it was destroyed by a combination of english seamanship, dutch reinforcements, and bad weather. several thousand spaniards were killed, and about half the spanish ships […]
- Armament
the and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied. a land, sea, or air force equipped for war. (def 5). usually, armaments. military strength collectively: the armaments race; a country without armaments. the process of equipping or for war. contemporary examples “we stress that such a system, even in theory, is […]
- Armand
a male given name, french form of . contemporary examples next, have you ever heard of snoop, willie or armand hammer? texas sheriff’s department to fiona apple: “shut up and sing” megan mcardle september 24, 2012 historical examples were he alone with armand, he would hurl himself at him and try to kill him, barehanded. […]
- Armarium
(def 1). historical examples “armarium” was to called because it was originally a place for keeping arms. the captiva and the mostellaria plautus i have placed the armarium at the end of the room, opposite the window. the care of books john willis clark they would take the armarium that was in daily use, and […]
- Armarian
a monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery. historical examples in all cases the armarian was instructed to make a short memorandum of the name of the book which he had lent or received. bibliomania in the middle ages frederick somner merryweather besides the duties which we have enumerated, there were […]