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   Armor , n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.]
   Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
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   ☞ 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.
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   Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.
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   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.
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