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where civilization keeps its worst ideas locked up and lovingly maintained
means A place where weapons and military equipment are stored, and sometimes manufactured or repaired.
from From Old French armoire and ultimately Latin arma, "arms, weapons" — the same root that gives us army, armor, and armament. The Latin arma traces back to a deeper sense of "that which is fitted to the body," a cousin of the Greek harmos, "joint." So beneath all the swords and rifles lies a quieter idea: things that fit, that join — turned, over centuries, toward fitting one body against another.
- old meaning
- once meant a workshop for crafting armor, not storing it
- sports crossover
- NYC's Park Avenue Armory now hosts art, not artillery
- heraldry link
- armory also means the study of coats of arms
- video game staple
- the room you raid before every boss fight
springfield armory — u.s. federal arsenal in massachusetts, established 1794, produced rifles for american military
castle clinton armory — 1811 fort in new york city that became armory and horse show venue, hosted westminster dog show since 1877