As applied to armour of a later date, panoply did not come into use till the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, and was then used of the complete suits of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_armour plate armour] covering the whole [[body]]. | As applied to armour of a later date, panoply did not come into use till the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, and was then used of the complete suits of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_armour plate armour] covering the whole [[body]]. |