armor

UK /ˈɑː.mə/ · US /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/

Etymology From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of quality, state, or condition).

Synonyms

body armour, body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armour, suit of armor, horn, carapace, chitin, armour plate, armor plate, mechanized, cavalry

Derived terms

36 terms

antiarmor, appliqué armour, armorbearer, armor-bearer, armored combat, armorial, armorist, armorless, armorlike, armor-piercing, armor-piercing shot, armorplast, armor-plated, armorsmith, armour-piercing, armour-plated, armour plating, armoury, chink in the armor, combat armor suit, composite armour, dearmor, enarmor, explosive reactive armour, horse armor, knight in shining armor, mirror armor, plate armor, plot armor, reactive armor, reactive armour, rock armour, scale armor, spaced armour, stand-off armour, suit of armour

Related terms

arm, armament, armaments, arms, armure