Armill

Meaning

1. 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).
2. A silken stole worn around the neck by royalty.
3. Any bracelet or armlet.
4. A bracelet used in royal coronations, especially that of the monarch of the United Kingdom (symbolically known as a "bracelet of wisdom and sincerity")
5. Alternative letter-case form of armill.

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