单词 | armil |
释义 | armiln. 1. An arm-ring or bracelet; (now spec.) a golden bracelet worn by the British sovereign at his or her coronation.In its specific application to a bracelet worn at the coronation, frequently confused with sense 2. In many instances it is impossible to establish which sense is meant. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > arm or leg ornament > [noun] > bracelet or armlet arm circlea1382 poignet1388 bracelet1438 armila1475 armlet1481 bracel?1533 embracelet1537 arm-ring1580 wristband1585 armilet1617 armilla1677 rakhi1829 wristlet1851 arm-coil1866 arm-cylinder1937 a1475 Asneth l. 123 in Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. (1910) 9 231 Clothed comely..With armillis aboute here handis, and here feet also. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. lxviijv/2 The dyademe from his heed and the armylle fro hys arme. 1847 W. Maskell Monumenta Ritualia Ecclesiae Anglicanae III. 28 Some..argue that anciently the stole and the armil were two different things, put on separately: first the stole, then the armil or bracelet. I do not see that there is any reasonable ground to suppose this. 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. v. 436 The armil, or bracelet, was looked upon by the Anglo-Saxons as one among the badges of royalty. 1953 Times 18 Mar. 8/1 The Bracelets—the Armils—have been restored. 1987 L. Field Queen's Jewels 177 The Armills were given by all the Governments of the Commonwealth as symbols of their bond of unity. 2006 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 8 Apr. f1 Sacred hymns were sung over her [sc. Queen Elizabeth II] while she was crowned and received the orb and sceptre, sword and ring, and golden bracelets called armils. 2. A stole worn by the British sovereign at his or her coronation; = armilla n. 3. Now rare.Frequently confused with sense 1 in its specific application to a bracelet worn at the coronation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > used at coronation curtanaa1259 armil1485 armillaa1677 1485 Device Coronation Henry VII in W. Jerdan Rutland Papers (1842) 18 The King..shall take armyll of the Cardinall..and it is to wete that armyll is made in maner of a stole wodyn [read wovyn] with gold and set with stones. 1660 W. Prynne 1st & 2nd Part Signal Loyalty ii. viii. 255 After the Archbishop hath delivered the Sword unto the King..the Armil is put about his neck, and tied to the boughts of his Arms by the Dean of Westminster. 1662 in J. Ogilby King's Coronation (1685) 14 The Dean of Westminster put on [the King] the Armil made of Cloath of Tissue. 1761 Brit. Mag. 2 503 His majesty was then invested with the armill, the purple robe or imperial pall, and orb. 1820 Round Table 48 The dean of Westminster puts the armil or stole about his Majesty's neck. 1894 Archaeol. Jrnl. 51 35 Of the rest of the usual coronation robes only the armil and the imperial mantle seem to have been worn at this coronation. 1911 Illustr. London News 29 May 58/2 The next vestment to be delivered..is the Armil (not to be confused with the Armillæ or bracelets), of cloth-of-gold, shaped like a stole. 2012 S. Duncan Mary I ii. 31 After the sword was delivered to the king, he was vested with the armil (or stole) and the pallium. 3. Astronomy. = armilla n. 1. Now historical.Attested earlier in armil sphere n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > angle-measuring > ancient armilla1601 armillary1819 armil1837 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. iii. iv. 200 Eratosthenes..is said to have obtained, from the munificence of Ptolemy Euergetes, two Armils or instruments compounded of circles, which were placed in the portico at Alexandria. 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights II. xiv. 441 A marble gnomon and two bronze armils..for noting the lines of light. 1996 L. K. Caldwell Internat. Environmental Policy (ed. 3) i. 16 Descriptions of such scientific instruments as astrolabes, quadrants, armils, and clocks. CompoundsΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > angle-measuring armil sphere1556 armillar1603 armillary1625 armillary sphere1625 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 54 Rather..an Armylle or Ringe sphere, then absolutely a sphere. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. ii. 85 Whether..a Solide or Armill Sphere. 1771 Catal. Math., Philos. & Optical Instruments Heath & Wing 14 Armill Spheres, of any Size, from 15l. to 50l. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1475 |
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