[Jararvellir] Fwd: panoply: M-W's Word of the Day

[The Dark Lady]

Who knew?

> The Word of the Day for March 26 is: 
> 
> panoply   \PAN-uh-plee\   noun
>      1 : a full suit of armor 
>      2 : something forming a protective covering 
>     *3 : a magnificent or impressive array 
> 
> Example sentence:
>      Jeff's house was furnished with a panoply of
> up-to-date home entertainment devices.
> 
> Did you know?
>      "Panoply" comes from the Greek word "panoplia,"
> which referred to the full suit of armor worn by
> "hoplites," heavily armed infantry soldiers of
> ancient Greece. "Panoplia" is a blend of the prefix
> "pan-," meaning "all," and "hopla," meaning "arms"
> or "armor." (As you may have guessed already,
> "hopla" is also an ancestor of "hoplite.") "Panoply"
> entered the English language in the 17th century,
> and since then it has developed other senses which
> extend both the "armor" and the "full set" aspects
> of its original use. 
> 
> *Indicates the sense illustrated in the example
> sentence. 


When he has obtained those things which are necessary to life, there is another alternative than to obtain the superfluities; and that is, to adventure on life now, his vacation from humbler toil having commenced.    ---Thoreau


 
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