From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Armory \Ar"mo*ry\, n.; pl. {Armories}. [OF. armaire, armarie, F.
armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused
with F. armoiries. See {Armorial}, {Ambry}.]
1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited
for safe keeping.
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2. Armor; defensive and offensive arms.
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Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears.
--Milton.
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3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols,
bayonets, swords. [U.S.]
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4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. --Spenser.
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5. That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.
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The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking,
armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is,
without doubt, of very ancient origin. --Cussans.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armory
n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual
armory to find an answer" [syn: {armory}, {armoury},
{inventory}]
2: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn:
{arsenal}, {armory}, {armoury}]
3: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other
military equipment are stored and training is given in the
use of arms [syn: {arsenal}, {armory}, {armoury}]
4: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: {armory},
{armoury}, {arsenal}]
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