单词 | armilla |
释义 | armillan. 1. Astronomy. = armillary sphere n. Also: any of the individual rings that go to make up an armillary sphere. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > angle-measuring > ancient armilla1601 armillary1819 armil1837 1601 T. Oliver New Handling of Planisphere 59 Regiomontanus in Epit. and Copernicus lib. 1. c. vlt. by their Astrolabe or Armillæ..take the place of the Moone to finde the longitude of the stars. 1661 T. Streete Astronomia Carolia 97 The Times of six Autumnal, and three vernal Æquinoxes, diligently observed by Hipparchus at Alexandria, with an Armilla..were as follows. 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 419/1 Those armillas or spheres, which Hipparchus and Ptolemy..employed. 1810 S. Vince Elem. Astron. (ed. 3) xxiv. 273 The armilla, or hoop representing the ecliptic. 1834 Hist. Astron. (U.K.S.) vi. 32/1 The construction of the astrolabium..was rather more complicated than that of the solstitial or equatorial armillæ. 2011 D. H. Kelley & E. F. Milone Exploring Anc. Skies (ed. 2) vi. 185/2 The association of Callanish with wrens and the winter solstice raises the possibility of a different meaning, involving an actual spherical structure such as an armilla. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [noun] > ring or sphere of ringeOE photosphere1664 armilla1675 halo1813 1675 E. Sherburne in tr. M. Manilius Sphere App. 185 If instead of Monsieur Hugens his Annulus or Ring distant from the Body of Saturn, there were an Elliptical Armilla supposed coherent to it at the Extremities of the Lesser Diameter of the Ellipsis, [etc.]. 1738 Curious Relations I. iv. 550 Saturn, the Lead Star... He often appears in different Ways, as it were incircled with an Armilla or Ring of Light. 3. A stole worn by the British sovereign at his or her coronation. Also called Stole Royal. Cf. armil n. 2.Cf. etymology note. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > used at coronation curtanaa1259 armil1485 armillaa1677 a1677 E. Walker Circumstantial Acct. Coronation Charles II (1820) 31 Armilla of the fashion of a Stole made of Cloth of Gold to be putt about the neck, & fastned above & beneath the Elbowes with silke Ribbands. 1720 Weekly Packet 6 Aug. The Golden Spurs, and the Armilla's wore at the Coronation. 1821 Baptist Mag. Aug. 355/1 After..the investing with the supertunica, the spurs, the sword, the mantle and armilla,..the Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown upon his Majesty's head. 1882 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 3 July 4/3 The supertunica and armilla were also of cloth-of-gold brocade. 1911 Illustr. London News 1 July 25/2 The Armilla worn by the King is of especial interest as having upon it for the first time emblems of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas. 1953 Financial Times 3 June 1/3 Here now was..the deputy Keeper of the Jewel House carrying on a cushion, the Ring, the Armilla and the Sword for the offering. 4. Chiefly Archaeology. An arm-ring or bracelet. 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 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 346 Before witness they should lay their hands on a certain Ring..worn upon the arm of the Chief Justice (whence 'tis plain it was an Armilla) and smeared over with the blood of their Sacrifices. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Armilla, a Bracelet or Jewel worn on the Arm or Wrist. 1793 J. Douglas Nenia Britannica xvii. 59 A Glass Armilla of a transparent light green colour. 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 364 The wearing of the Armilla, or bracelet, as an ornament, is of very high antiquity. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. iii. 56 An armilla or ring of cannel coal. 1872 T. Wright Uriconium: Hist. Acct. Rom. City vii. 284 Bronze armillæ..of large dimensions. 1941 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 31 138 The objects include..tinned brooches and an armilla. 2000 Britannia 31 38 This again combined mixed silver and bronze coinage..a silver ‘armilla’ and two silver finger-rings. ΚΠ 1690 R. Anderson To hit Mark 30 Take an Armilla fit to the Diameter of the Piece, and place it equidistant from each Pole. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Armilla,..an Iron-Ring, Hoop, or Brace, in which the Gudgeons of a Wheel move. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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