I. A circular ornament for the arm, a bracelet, armlet, for men and women: “armillae, quae bracchialia vocantur, Cic. ap. Prisc. l. c.: Ubi illae armillae sunt, quas unā dedi?” Plaut. Men. 3, 3, 13; cf. Dig. 34, 2, 26: armillis decoratus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 7: “manipulum hastatorum armillis donavit,” Liv. 10, 44; Plin. 28, 11, 47, § 172: “armillas posui in manibus ejus,” Vulg. Gen. 24, 47; ib. Ezech. 23, 42: “monilia et armillae,” ib. Isa. 3, 19.—
II. An iron hoop, ring, ferrule, Cato, R. R. 21, 4; Vitr. 10, 6.