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• array — ar•ray [[t]əˈreɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to place in proper order; marshal: to array troops for battle[/ex] 2) to clothe with garments, esp. of an ornamental kind 3) order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle 4) mil military force, esp. a body… …   From formal English to slang

• array — [ə rā′] vt. [ME arraien < OFr areer < ML * arredare, to put in order < L ad , to + Gmc * raid : for IE base see RIDE] 1. to place in order; marshal (troops for battle, etc.) 2. to dress in fine or showy attire; deck out n. 1. an orderly… …   English World dictionary

• Array — Ar*ray , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arraying}.] [OE. araien, arraien, fr. OE. arraier, arreier, arreer, arroier, fr. arrai. See {Array}, n.] 1. To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal. [1913 Webster] By …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• array — ► NOUN 1) an impressive display or range of a particular thing. 2) an ordered arrangement of troops. 3) literary elaborate or beautiful clothing. ► VERB 1) display or arrange in a neat or impressive way. 2) (be arrayed in) be elaborately clothed… …   English terms dictionary

• array — arrayer, n. /euh ray /, v.t. 1. to place in proper or desired order; marshal: Napoleon arrayed his troops for battle. 2. to clothe with garments, esp. of an ornamental kind; dress up; deck out: She arrayed herself in furs and diamonds. n. 3.… …   Universalium

• array — /əˈreɪ / (say uh ray) verb (t) 1. to place in proper or desired order, as troops for battle. 2. to clothe with garments, especially of an ornamental kind; deck. –noun 3. the proper or desired order, as of troops drawn up on a parade ground or for …  

• array — Synonyms and related words: Indian file, adduce, adorn, advance, align, allege, allocate, allocation, allot, allotment, apparel, apportion, apportionment, armed force, armed service, army, arrange, arrangement, arranging, arraying, articulation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• troops — Synonyms and related words: armed force, armed service, army, array, career soldiers, fighting force, fighting machine, firepower, forces, ground forces, ground troops, hands, host, legions, men, military establishment, occupation force,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• array — n. & v. n. 1 an imposing or well ordered series or display. 2 an ordered arrangement, esp. of troops (battle array). 3 poet. an outfit or dress (in fine array). 4 a Math. an arrangement of quantities or symbols in rows and columns; a matrix. b… …   Useful english dictionary

• Array, Commission of — Raising a large fighting force presented problems during the 13c and 14c. The procedure adopted was the Commission of Array. Commissioners were sent out by the crown to assess all men between 16 and 60 years of age in every township and *hundred… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• array — v 1.(often of troops) marshal, order, rank, muster, assemble, group, draw together or up, amass; range, arrange, line up, place, dispose. 2. clothe, attire, apparel, dress, habit, garb; dress up, prank, trick out or up, Sl. dude up, Sl. swank up; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder