English > suit of armour: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | armor that protects the wearer's whole body. |
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| Synonyms | body armor, body armour, suit of armor, coat of mail, cataphract |
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| Parts | armet | A medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard |
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| basinet | A medieval steel helmet |
| brassard | armor plate that protects the arm |
| breastplate, aegis, egis | armor plate that protects the chest |
| cannon | (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm |
| casque | (15-16th century) any armor for the head |
| cubitiere | body armor that protects the elbow |
| cuisse | armor plate that protects the thigh |
| epauliere | armor plate that protects the shoulder |
| fauld | A piece of armor plate below the breastplate |
| gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove | A glove of armored leather |
| gorget | armor plate that protects the neck |
| greave, jambeau | armor plate that protects legs below the knee |
| helmet | armor plate that protects the head |
| knee piece | armor plate that protects the knee |
| nosepiece | armor plate that protects the nose |
| pallette, palette | One of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor |
| rerebrace, upper cannon | cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm |
| roundel | round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit |
| skirt of tasses | armor plate that protects the body below the waist |
| solleret, sabaton | armor plate that protects the foot |
| tasset, tasse | One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs |
| tuille | armor plate that protects the hip and thigh |
| vambrace, lower cannon | cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm |
| voider, gusset | A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate |
| Narrower | bulletproof vest | A vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet |
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| chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
| corselet, corslet | A piece of body armor for the trunk |
| cuirass | Medieval body armor that covers the chest and back |
| Broader | armor, armour | protective covering made of metal / metal and used in combat / combat |
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| Spanish | armadura, panoplia |
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| Catalan | armadura, panòplia |
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