armored, armoured
(adjective) protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
armored, armoured
(adjective) used of animals; provided with protective covering
armored, panoplied
(adjective) equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
armored (comparative more armored, superlative most armored)
Clad or equipped with arms or armor.
Covered with armor, as a ship or the face of a fortification; armor-plated.
• (covered with armor): nonarmored, unarmored
armored
simple past tense and past participle of armor
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"mored, a.
Definition: Clad with armor.
Ar"mor, n. Etym: [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.]
1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
Note: 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.
2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 February 2025
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