Armoric

& s. [Lat. Armoricus. From Armorica, said to be derived from two old Gallic words, ar (Gallic air ) = upon, and mor (Lat. mare) = the sea.] A. As adjective : Pertaining to Armorica, the western part of the country between the Seine and the Loire. It was inhabited in Cæsar's time by a confederacy of tribes called the Armor i can League. He made war against them and subdued them. Long afterwards it received the name of Bretagne, in English Britt any, from being inhabited by the Britons. Now it is divided into several French departments. B. As substantive: The language of Armorica. It is called by the French Bas Breton. It belongs to the Celtic family, and is akin to the Welsh and the extinct Cornish. (In the etymologies of this Dictionary it is cited as Arm . ) IMG:content-0750.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Coat armor; coats of arms. 2. Skill in heraldry. B. From Eng. armor, in its ordinary sense: 1. Defensive armor, also offensive weapons, or both taken together. "Nigh at hand Celestial armory , shields, helms, and spears, Hang high, with diamond flaming, and with gold." Milton. 2. A place for keeping weapons; a magazine in which all kinds of weapons are deposited and maintained in good order till they are required. (Lit. & fig .) the tower of David, builded for an armoury , whereon there hang a you sand bucklers, all shields of mighty men."- Song of Sol . iv. 4. "The Lord hath opened his armoury, arn and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation."-Jer. L. 25. 3. ( Occasionally .) A place where arms are manufactured.