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ar·mor 
[ahr-mer] Pronunciation Key
[ahr-mer] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | any covering worn as a defense against weapons. |
| 2. | a suit of armor. |
| 3. | a metallic sheathing or protective covering, esp. metal plates, used on warships, armored vehicles, airplanes, and fortifications. |
| 4. | mechanized units of military forces, as armored divisions. |
| 5. | Also called armament. any protective covering, as on certain animals, insects, or plants. |
| 6. | any quality, characteristic, situation, or thing that serves as protection: A chilling courtesy was his only armor. |
| 7. | the outer, protective wrapping of metal, usually fine, braided steel wires, on a cable. |
| 8. | to cover or equip with armor or armor plate. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ar·mor
(är'mər) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. ar·mored, ar·mor·ing, ar·mors To cover with armor. [Middle English armure, from Old French armeure, from Latin armātūra, equipment; see armature.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
armor
armor
1297, "mail, defensive covering worn in combat," from O.Fr. armeure, from L. armatura "arms, equipment," from arma "arms, gear." The word might have died with jousting if not for late 19c. transference to metal-shielded machinery beginning with U.S. Civil War ironclads (first attested in this sense in an 1855 report from the U.S. Congressional Committee on Naval Affairs).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| armor | |
noun | |
| 1. | protective covering made of metal and used in combat |
| 2. | a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles |
| 3. | tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant |
verb | |
| 1. | equip with armor |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Armor
Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.]1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle. Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide. 2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. Submarine, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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