armill

== English == === Alternative forms === Armill, armil, armilla === Etymology === From Middle French armille, from Latin armilla (“bracelet”). Doublet of armilla. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːmɪl/, /ˈɑːməl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹmɪl/, /ˈɑɹməl/ === Noun === armill (plural armills) A bracelet used in royal coronations, especially that of the monarch of the United Kingdom (symbolically known as a "bracelet of wisdom and sincerity") A silken stole worn around the neck by royalty. (historical, astronomy) An ancient astronomical instrument, having either one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes (an equinoctial armil) or two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices (a solstitial armil). Synonym: armillary sphere (obsolete) Any bracelet or armlet. ==== Translations ==== === References === The Coronation Service of her Majestry Queen Elizabeth II, CUP Archive, →ISBN, p. 31-32. === Anagrams === Millar