panoply -- Dad

pan·o·ply (pn-pl) n. pl. pan·o·plies 1. A splendid or striking array: a panoply of colorful flags. See Synonyms at display. 2. Ceremonial attire with all accessories: a portrait of the general in full panoply. 3. Something that covers and protects: a porcupine's panoply of quills. 4. The complete arms and armor of a warrior. [Greek panopli : pan-, pan- + hopla, arms, armor, pl. of hoplon, weapon.]

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Dad lies on the couch surrounded by his old-school panoply of technology tools: a telephone, a television, a lamp, and--most advanced of all--a remote control.