armor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: armor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for armor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armor n protective covering made of metal and used in combat [syn: armor, armour] a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles Synonym(s): armor, armour tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant Synonym(s): armor, armour v equip with armor Synonym(s): armor, armour
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Armor \Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See {Armature}.] [Spelt also {armour}.] 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle. Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide. 2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. {Coat armor}, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. {Submarine}, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under {Submarine}.