Illustration of armor
- 1 helmet
- 2 gorget
- 3 shoulder piece
- 4 pallette
- 5 breastplate
- 6 brassard
- 7 elbow piece
- 8 skirt of tasses
- 9 tuille
- 10 gauntlet
- 11 cuisse
- 12 knee piece
- 13 jambeau
- 14 solleret
1
: defensive covering for the body
especially
: covering (as of metal) used in combat
2
: a quality or circumstance that affords protection
the armor of prosperity
3
: a protective outer layer (as of a ship, a plant or animal, or a cable)
4
: armored forces and vehicles (such as tanks)
armor
transitive verb
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armor. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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