Archery
['ɑːtʃərɪ] or ['ɑrtʃəri]
Definition
(n.) The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
(n.) Archers, or bowmen, collectively.
Typist: Susan
Examples
- In the time of Confucius its education included archery and horsemanship. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They swarmed close up to the walls, headed, as I think, by the knave who won the prize at the archery, for I knew his horn and baldric. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- After the Hermit has shown Edward some feats of archery, the joyous pair separate. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Newport Archery Club always held its August meeting at the Beauforts'. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Typist: Serena