Armillary

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Armillary \Ar"mil*la*ry\, a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla
     arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See
     {Arm}, n.]
     Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting
     of rings or circles.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Armillary sphere}, an ancient astronomical machine composed
        of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere,
        designed to represent the positions of the important
        circles of the celestial sphere. --Nichol.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  armillary
       adj : of or relating to bracelets