arming vs armoury

arming

noun
  • The affixing and securing on of armor. 

  • The act of preparing a tool or a weapon for action; activation. 

  • The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack. 

  • A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea. 

  • The act of supplying with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task. 

  • One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays, or used as a visual screen during times of action. 

armoury

noun
  • The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring. 

  • Heraldry 

  • A place where arms are kept, an arsenal. 

  • A collection of weapons and materiel. 

  • A place where arms are made. 

How often have the words arming and armoury occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )