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 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
- 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
- A beetle's skeleton is on the outside, like light armour, with its muscles fixed inside it.
- Their armour is made of small bony plates covered with tough skin.
- She describes him: round and flat, eyes on stalks, walking sideways, with strong armour on his back.
- David refused King Saul's armour and took his sling and five smooth stones, trusting God.
- And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.
Trees and pragmatics
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