·noun Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
II. Armor ·noun Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.
·noun One who carries the armor or arms of another; an <<Armiger>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad. ...
·noun A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting. ...
The subject naturally divides itself into- I. Offensive weapons: Arms. II. Defensive weapons: Armor...
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