panoply
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pan·o·ply
(păn'ə-plē) 
n., pl., -plies.
n., pl., -plies.
- A splendid or striking array: a panoply of colorful flags. See synonyms at display.
- Ceremonial attire with all accessories: a portrait of the general in full panoply.
- Something that covers and protects: a porcupine's panoply of quills.
- The complete arms and armor of a warrior.
[Greek panopliā : pan-, pan- + hopla, arms, armor, pl. of hoplon, weapon.]
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Sculpted representation of the parts of a suit of armour, with various weapons, arranged decoratively in a heap, in schemes of military decoration.
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IN BRIEF: A protective covering; a full set of armor. Also: a magnificent array or display.
The knight wore his panoply during battle.
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For the celebration, see Panoply Arts Festival. For the economical system, see Panoply Economy.
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A panoply is a complete suit of armour. The word represents the ancient Greek πανοπλια. The word παν means "all", and όπλον, "arms". Thus "panoply" refers to the full armour of a hoplite or heavy-armed soldier, i.e. the shield, breastplate, helmet and greaves, together with the sword and lance.
As applied to armour of a later date, panoply did not come into use till the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, and was then used of the complete suits of plate armour covering the whole body.
Because a panoply is a complete set of diverse components, the word panoply has come to refer to any complete or impressive collection, especially one of weaponry or where it is displayed, thus an arsenal or armory. As heavy armour is rarely worn in the present age, this latter meaning is the more common in modern usage.
In culture
Panoply is the organization tasked with maintenance and polling core-related policy enforcement in the Glitter Band, featured in Alastair Reynolds' The Prefect.
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Panoply
Dansk (Danish)
n. - rustning, stort opbud, pomp, pragtskrud
Nederlands (Dutch)
compleet harnas, feestgewaad, indrukwekkende uitstalling
Français (French)
n. - panoplie
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πανοπλία, (μτφ.) πλήρης ή εντυπωσιακός εξοπλισμός, οπλοστάσιο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - armadura (f)
Русский (Russian)
доспехи, пышность
Español (Spanish)
n. - panoplia, pompa, esplendor
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stort uppbåd, hela köret av ngt
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
全套披甲, 华服美饰, 全幅盔甲
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 全套披甲, 華服美飾, 全幅盔甲
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 갑옷, 한 벌, 훌륭한 차림새
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) درع كامله, كسوة, بزة رسميه, غطاء واق, أبهه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תלבושת שלמה או מושלמת, חליפת-שריון
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