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Archery — competition in West Germany in the early 1980s … Wikipedia
Archery UK — is a magazine devoted to the sport of archery in the United Kingdom. As the official journal of the Grand National Archery Society, it is distributed to every GNAS member, 4 times a year, with the costs of this being taken from the archer s… … Wikipedia
Archery — Album par John Zorn Sortie 1981 1997 2001 Enregistrement Septembre 1981 Durée 164:57 Compositeur John Zorn Producteur John Zorn … Wikipédia en Français
Archery — Arch er*y, n. [OE. archerie.] 1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows. [1913 Webster] 2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively. [1913 Webster] Let all our archery fall… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
archery — (n.) c.1400, from Anglo Fr. archerye, O.Fr. archerie, from archier archer (see ARCHER (Cf. archer)) … Etymology dictionary
archery — ► NOUN ▪ shooting with a bow and arrows … English terms dictionary
archery — [är′chər ē] n. [ME & OFr archerie: see ARCHER & ERY] 1. the practice, art, or sport of shooting with bow and arrow 2. an archer s bows, arrows, and other equipment 3. archers collectively … English World dictionary
archery — /ahr cheuh ree/, n. 1. the art, practice, or skill of an archer. 2. archers collectively, as in an army. 3. the equipment of an archer, as bows and arrows. [1350 1400; ME archerye < MF archerie, equiv. to arch(i)er ARCHER + ie Y3] * * * Sport of… … Universalium
archery — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)tʃəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow. ...a traditional national festival of horse racing, wrestling and archery … English dictionary
Archery — Under law in the 14c all able bodied men were required to practise archery at least once a week, and also on Sundays and holidays; to use a *longbow required both strength and long practice. Bow staves had to be imported by merchants: four staves … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
