armil (armil)

[ armillary. With the advance of geometrical conceptions there came the hemisphere of Berosus, the equinoctial armil, the solstitial armil, and the quadrant of Ptolemy - all of them employing shadows as indices of the sun's position, but in combination with angular divisions. H. Spencer , Universal Progre , p. 172. 2. Same as armilla , 1. The armil , or bracelet, was looked upon by the AngloS axons as one among the badges of royalty. Rock , Church of our Fathers, i. 436, note. armil a us a (är-mi-la'sä), n.; pl. armil a usæ (-sē). [LL.; origin uncertain; said by Isidore to be a contr. of * armiclausa, hold; what one holds in one's arms or embrace. differing in shape at different times. Meyrick 'Tis not the wealth of Plutus, nor the gold Lock'd in the heart of earth, can buy away This armful from me. describes it as "a body garment the prototype of the sur- and even worn over the armor. I stood where Love in brimming armfuls bore Slight wanton flowers and foolish toys of fruit.