armour
part of speech
noun (armour — uncountable; US spelling armor); verb form armoured (adjective)
meaning for a pupil
1) Armour is a strong covering of metal or leather that soldiers and knights wore in the past to protect their bodies in battle. tree →
2) Armour is also strong metal covering on vehicles such as tanks or ships. tree →
3) In nature, armour is a hard shell or scales that protect an animal. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a soldier's protective gear, and an "armour-bearer" is a young man who carried a warrior's weapons and equipment. In the primary lessons: In history lessons knights in shining armour wore helmets, breastplates and chain mail. In science, animals like armadillos, tortoises, crabs and pangolins have natural armour against predators. In everyday life and sport, protective pads are a kind of modern armour. Phrases: «a suit of armour», «a knight in shining armour», «a chink in the armour».
examples
- Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; (Prophets 2SA.23.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah; (Writings 1CH.11.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. (Prophets 2SA.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The knight wore a heavy suit of armour. tree →
- An armadillo rolls up in its armour when it is scared. tree →
- Armour made it hard for knights to move quickly. tree →
- The tortoise's shell is its armour. tree →
- Tanks are covered in thick armour. tree →
- We saw old armour in the castle museum. tree →
- She was dressed in full armour, and she challenged Art to fight with her. tree →
note
Uncountable: «a suit of armour», «a piece of armour» (not «an armour»). British spelling armour; American armor. Adjective: armoured. Do not confuse with «army» or with «amour» (a French word for love).
In the corpora
- And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.
- And David took the head of the philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
- And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
- So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
- And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
Trees and pragmatics
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