armour
English
/ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- (uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
- (uncountable) Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
- (countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
- (military) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
- (hydrology) The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English armure borrowed from armure derived from Old French armeüre derived from Latin armātūra (armour).
Origin
Latin
armātūra
Gloss
armour
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
甲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiarmour English
- armor English
- armourbearer English
- armoured combat English
- armoured combat fight English
- armoured combat fighting English
- armourist English
- armoursmith English
- armoursmithing English
- bearer English
- coat English
- coat armour English
- combat English
- dis- English
- disarmoured English
- enarmour English
- smith English
- smithing English
- armātūra Latin
- Armatur German
- armatura Italian
- armature French
- *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European
- armore Middle English
- armure Middle English
- armurer Middle English
- armurie Middle English
- cote armure Middle English
- armeüre Old French
- armure Old French
- armadura Catalan, Valencian
- armature Middle French
- armadura Old Portuguese
- armadure Friulian
- armadura Old Spanish
- armure xno