armor

  • 11armor — 1. noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)mə(ɹ),ˈɑːɹmɚ/ a) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. b) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animals body. Syn: body armour, body armor, mail, chain… …

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  • 12armor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. steel plate, mail, shielding. See defense. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An armored protection] Syn. shield, protection, covering, guard, armor plate, breastplate, protective covering, mail, steel sheet,… …

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  • 13Armor — This interesting and unusual surname, recorded as Armor, Armour, Armer, Larmour and Larmer, is of early medieval English and Scottish origin, and is from a metonymic occupational name for a maker of arms and armour, from the Middle English (1200… …

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  • 14armor — ar|mor [ armər ] noun uncount * 1. ) metal clothing that soldiers wore in the MIDDLE AGES to protect their bodies: a knight in armor a suit of armor => CHINK1, KNIGHT1 2. ) layers of hard metal that cover a military vehicle to protect it from… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15armor — noun a suit of armor protected by his armor Syn: protective covering, armor plate, shield; chain mail, coat of mail, panoply; carapace …

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  • 16armor — ar•mor art at Arno [[t]ˈɑr mər[/t]] n. v. mored, mor•ing 1) any covering worn as a defense against weapons 2) a suit of armor 3) mil a protective covering of metal, esp. metal plates, used on warships, armored vehicles, etc 4) mil mechanized… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17armor — noun Etymology: Middle English armure, from Anglo French, from Latin armatura more at armature Date: 13th century 1. defensive covering for the body; especially covering (as of metal) used in combat 2. a quality or circumstance that affords …

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  • 18armor — n. 1) heavy; light armor 2) (misc.) to pierce armor …

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  • 19armor — n 1. covering, protection, wrapping, sheathing; mail, chain mail, coat of mail, armor plate, armature. 2.Armor. shield, buckler,. Archaic. targe, Class. Myth. aegis; helmet, helm, armet, heaume, casque, sallet, sallade; morion, cabassett, comb… …

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  • 20armor — n. hard protective covering for the body; covering of metal plates (on warships, tanks, etc.) v. cover with armor …

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