armor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant

   The armadillo is known for its armor.

2. 2
   noun

   protective covering made of metal and used in combat

   My jeep has armor.

3. 3
   noun

   a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

   The armor will arrive in five minutes.

4. 4
   verb

   to equip with armor

   I armored the car.

Common collocations

• body armor Noun + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor 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 cov...

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