armilla

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noun

An armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome.

Similar
armillary sphere
OriginLatin armilla →
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Meanings

nounarmilla (plural armillas or armillae)

plural armillas · plural armillae

  1. Ancient RomeAn armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome.
  2. biologyA ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
  3. alternativeastronomyAlternative form of armill.
  4. biologyThe frill of the stipe of agarics left attached on the expansion of the pileus, initially forming a covering of the hymenium.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars

Similar
armillary sphere
Broader
celestial globe
Also see
armillary spherefrill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinarmilla
  2. Englisharmilla

Borrowed from Latin armilla. Doublet of armill.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with armilla

villamanilaAnguillagorillaGodzillaPriscillachinchillaflotillamanillaSillascintillaScyllaDrusillamaxillacedillapapillaaxillahydrillacamarillabarillamantillaperillaancillascilla
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Anagrams

MarillaMallari
Cite this entry
APA

armilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armilla

MLA

“armilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armilla.

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