armour
Medieval battle garb
Armour is the British spelling of armor—protective covering worn in battle or fitted to vehicles and ships.
Medieval knights wore suits of armour; modern tanks have armoured plating.
The word extends to natural protection: the armour of a turtle's shell.
Figuratively, armour is emotional defense: Her sarcasm was armour against vulnerability.
Torso-protecting plate armor
- hauberkChain mail tunic
- mailPostal system items
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- gauntletProtective armored handwear
greave · vambrace · pauldron · gorget · helm · plackart · chainmail · plate
Honored mounted soldier
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- steedSpirited riding horse
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
joust · tournament · noble · vassal · feudalism · castle · crest · gallantry
Protection against harm
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
shield · guard · covering · shell · carapace · hide · reinforcement · resilience
Handheld defensive armor
- bucklerSmall defensive arm disc
- aegisSponsorship and protection
- scutumRoman infantry shield
- mantletMobile defensive barrier
rondel · kite shield · boss · strap · blazon · emblem · deflection
Large storage vessel
- vehicleMeans of transport
- platingSurface metal application
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- KevlarProtective synthetic fiber
flak jacket · tactical · infantry · camouflage · helmet · vest · protection · combatant
Complete, impressive collection
- basinetMedieval military headpiece
- lamellarConsisting of thin layers
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- cataphractFully armored horse soldier
hoplite · legionary · crusader · medieval · Byzantine · Roman · jousting · tournament
Showing strong feelings
- psychologicalOf the mind
- defensesMeans of protection
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- guardWatchful defensive attention
stoic · vulnerability · facade · resilience · thick skin · self-protection · detachment · composure
cuirass
Torso-protecting plate armor
- hauberkChain mail tunic
- mailPostal system items
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
gauntlet · greave · vambrace · pauldron · gorget · helm · plackart · chainmail · plate · coif
knight
Honored mounted soldier
lance · joust · tournament · noble · vassal · feudalism · castle · crest · gallantry · paladin
defense
Protection against harm
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
bulwark · shield · guard · covering · shell · carapace · hide · reinforcement · resilience · impenetrable
shield
Handheld defensive armor
mantlet · rondel · kite shield · boss · strap · blazon · emblem · deflection
tank
Large storage vessel
Kevlar · flak jacket · tactical · infantry · camouflage · helmet · vest · protection · combatant · artillery
panoply
Complete, impressive collection
- basinetMedieval military headpiece
- lamellarConsisting of thin layers
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
cataphract · hoplite · legionary · crusader · medieval · Byzantine · Roman · jousting · tournament · heraldry
emotional
Showing strong feelings
- psychologicalOf the mind
- defensesMeans of protection
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
guard · stoic · vulnerability · facade · resilience · thick skin · self-protection · detachment · composure
armourvulnerability
Openness to harm
exposure · defenselessness · nakedness · unprotected · susceptibility
- armor platingDefensive metal cladding
- chink in the armourExploitable gap in defense
- knight in shining armorIdealized rescuing hero
- body armorProtective garment stopping bullets
- suit of armorArticulated metal body covering
- medieval armorHistoric battle protection
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