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armilla

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ar⋅mil⋅la

  [ahr-mil-uh]
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–noun, plural -mil⋅lae  [-mil-ee, -mil-ahy] , -mil⋅las.
armill.

ar⋅mill

  [ahr-mil]
–noun
a garment resembling a stole, worn by a British king at his coronation.
Also, armil, armilla.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME armille bracelet < MF < L armilla. See armillary
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armilla

noun
1. a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars [syn: armillary sphere] 
2. (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm 
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