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A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protec…

Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony pla…

Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.

Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor.

Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.

A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.

A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over t…

To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a st…

Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.

The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…

A suit of light armor covering less than the whole body, as having no protection for the legs below the thighs, no vizor to the helmet…

An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to honor, arms, and…

To cover over with, or as with, a mantle; to put about as a protection.

A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other steel armor.

To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array.

A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., al…

Wearing mail or armor; clad of armor.

A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.