ARRA'Y, n.

1. Order disposition in regular lines as an army in battle array. Hence a posture of defense.
2. Dress garments disposed in order upon the person.
3. In law, the act of impaneling a jury or a jury impaneled that is, a jury set in order by the sheriff, or called man by man.

Commission of array, in English history, was a commission given by the prince to officers in every county, to muster and array the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.

ARRA'Y,

1. To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle.
2. To deck or dress to adorn with dress it is applied especially to dress of a splendid kind.

Array thyself with glory. Job 40 .

Pharaoh arrayed Joseph with fine linen. Genesis 41

3. To set a jury in order for the trial of a cause that is, to call them man by man.
4. To envelop.

In gelid caves with horrid glooms arrayed.