Armillary comes from the Latin word armill(a), “bracelet, hoop,” which is typically worn on the arm.
The Latin word armill(a) was formed from the Latin word arm(us), meaning “shoulder,” and the diminutive suffix –illa.
Armillary is most often used in the term armillary sphere, “an ancient instrument consisting of an arrangement of rings used to show the relative positions of the celestial equator, ecliptic, and other circles on the celestial sphere.”
EXAMPLES OF ARMILLARY
As I studied the antique armillary sundial, I marveled at the elegant combination of delicate rings that allowed for precise timekeeping.
The museum displayed a stunning armillary globe, its metal rings forming a three-dimensional representation of the celestial sphere.
Bosky comes from the noun bosk, “a small wood or thicket,” which entered English around 1250–1300.
Bosk, in turn, comes from the Middle English variant of busk(e), which shares the Old Norse origin, buskr, with bush, “a low plant with many branches.”
EXAMPLES OF BOSKY
In the heart of the bosky knoll, a family of deer gracefully emerged from the undergrowth, their antlers blending with the surrounding verdant foliage.
The old stone cottage nestled in a cozy clearing, its windows framed by a bosky landscape that seemed straight out of a fairy tale.