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Synonyms for armor

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahr-mer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑr mər

Définition of armor

Origin :
  • c.1300, "mail, defensive covering worn in combat," also "means of protection," from Old French armeure "weapons, armor" (12c.), from Latin armatura "arms, equipment," from arma "arms, gear" (see arm (n.2)). Figurative use from mid-14c.
  • Meaning "military equipment generally," especially siege engines, is late 14c. 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).
  • noun protective covering, often made of metal
Example sentences :
  • But when they sat at meals, loosening their armor buckles, then there would be news.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Ah, the truthful glass betrayed the weak point in her armor—the boots.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I, who wear no armor, will go as far as any one with breastplate of mail.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • The general aspect of the Rhinoceros is that of a hog in armor on a grand scale.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various
  • He is fitted for his vocation; he has watched all night by his armor.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Longfellow's Skeleton in Armor has revealed their temporary settlement.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • It has happened, however, that a man's own armor has been the death of him.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • This third line of trenches was protected with armor plate and concrete.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The armor of his forts was calculated to withstand the 36-lb.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • In that armor of nature's providing he will not shiver or shake any more.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various

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