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3 definitions found 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: armor n 1: made of metal and used in combat [syn: {armour}] 2: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant [syn: {armour}] v : equip with armor [syn: {armour}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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