Armorican
of or relating to .
a native of .
(def 2).
historical examples
the church was founded by an armorican lady of rank named canna, who was sainted.
british goblins wirt sikes
page 128, “armonican” changed to “armorican” for consistency.
traditions and hearthside stories of west cornwall, second series william bottrell
in the days of gildas the wise, intense silence always reigned at night through the dense oak forest of the armorican country.
in the yule-log glow, book ii various
the armorican ster, a river, seems to be the word most nearly concerned.
the river-names of europe robert ferguson
this p-ssage,” says villemarqu, with wonderful sang-froid, “duly attests the prior claim of the armorican piece!
legends & romances of brittany lewis spence
here is the famous “marlborough bucket,” said to be of armorican origin.
wanderings in wess-x edric holmes
yet nothing resembling the armorican originals has been traced among the welsh.
amenities of literature isaac disraeli
let us now examine whether the armorican sense is capable of giving a perfect meaning to both lines?
notes and queries, number 85, june 14, 1851 various
the keltic names are quite different:1887 irish coirce, cuirce, corca, armorican kerch.
origin of cultivated plants alphonse de candolle
we can’t follow the old guide through the long story he used to relate of what p-ssed between him and the armorican gentleman.
traditions and hearthside stories of west cornwall, second series william bottrell
noun
a native or inhabitant of armorica (an ancient name for brittany)
adjective
of or relating to armorica
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