Associations to the word «Promptuary»
Wiktionary
PROMPTUARY, noun. (arithmetic) A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.
PROMPTUARY, adjective. (obsolete) Of or relating to preparation.
Wise words
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.