defensive+covering
21Helmet — Hel met, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf. also… …
22Helmet beetle — Helmet Hel met, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf.… …
23Helmet shell — Helmet Hel met, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf.… …
24Helmet shrike — Helmet Hel met, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf.… …
25Barding — For the culinary practice of adding fat strips to a roast, see barding and larding. A sixteenth century knight with a horse in full barding. Barding (also spelled bard or barb) is armour for horses. During the late Middle Ages as armour… …
26armor — {{11}}armor (n.) c.1300, mail, defensive covering worn in combat, also means of protection, from O.Fr. armeure weapons, armor (12c.), from L. armatura arms, equipment, from arma arms, gear (see ARM (Cf. arm) (n.2)). Figurative use from mid 14c.… …
27mail — I. n. 1. Armor, defensive covering. 2. Post, conveyance for mailed matter. 3. Mailed matter. 4. Mail bag. II. v. a. Put in the mail, put in the post office, send by post, post …
28main-de-fer — /man euh fer /, n. Armor. manifer. * * * main de fer «man duh FEHR», noun. a defensive covering of iron for the hand, used in medieval tournaments. ╂[< Old French main de fer hand of iron] …
29ar|ma|ture — «AHR muh chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. a) a coil of wire wound around an iron core, placed between opposite poles of a magnet in an electric motor or dynamo. In a motor, electric current is sent through coils of wire, which causes… …
30ar|mure — «AHR myuhr», noun. a fabric with a pebbled surface resulting from small geometric patterns in weaving, originally of heavy silk, now of many fibers or blends. ╂[< Old French armeüre defensive covering < Latin arm ūra armor < armāre to… …
