archery
[ahr-chuh-ree]
- the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- archers collectively, as in an army.
- the equipment of an archer, as bows and arrows.
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Origin of archery
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Contemporary Examples
One fellow explained to me that archery has replaced the tired bars and lounges of his weekly ‘date nights’ with his girlfriend.
Real nerds can even dress up in character costume for their archery lesson for a cost of £25 per person.
Every afternoon she was at the archery field doing it like all my other students.
‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and ArrowKevin Fallon
November 26, 2013
I can tell you from the archery community what archers think about this movie.
‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and ArrowKevin Fallon
November 26, 2013
How does the archery community feel about the movie and the way it portrays the sport?
‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and ArrowKevin Fallon
November 26, 2013
Historical Examples
Rob found considerable excitement and profit in his archery.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian BattlefieldsLieut. Howard Payson
No woodcraft education is complete without a knowledge of archery.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
The apparatus required is some light spears and an archery target.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
It may be an archery target, a sack full of straw, or a sod bank.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
Books on Archery, Fencing, and Duelling are also comprised by this heading.
The Book-Hunter at HomeP. B. M. Allan
archery
- the art or sport of shooting with bows and arrows
- archers or their weapons collectively
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Word Origin and History for archery
n.
c.1400, from Anglo-French archerye, Old French archerie, from archier "archer" (see archer).
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