armour

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For his armour was all of gold, and jewels were about his neck, and on his girdle and his wrists.

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  1. noun Chiefly British Variant of armor.

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  • This little or rather narrow room is filled with all kinds of armour, which is arranged with great taste. —  Three Years in Europe
  • He lay down with great care and a meticulous arrangement of his tunic after Quince had helped him to get out of his body-armour, and then, having declaimed that he was dead, fled and that his soul was in the sky, he raised himself slightly on one elbow, gave an unexpected hiccup, raised the dagger and plunged it into his body. —  Lovers, Make Moan - Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 60
  • Everything is held together with neoshifter connections, the armour is attached with magnets, the head is on a ball joint & Dinotitan stands at 11 inches tall. —  TFormers.com
  • The object of the armour was as a defence against enemies, such as sharks, such an armour being also very valuable to animals exposed lo the force of a strong surf on rocky shores. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • For his armour was all of gold, and jewels were about his neck, and on his girdle and his wrists. —  King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys ; Girls
 

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/ˈɑrmər/
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