suit of armor
A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in…A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.
» The knights wore elaborate suits of armor.
Die Ritter trugen kunstvolle Rüstungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Рыцари носили сложные доспехи. — Wezel
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1 sensesA collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.
- armor that protects the wearer's whole body
Examples
3 sentencesThe knights wore elaborate suits of armor.
ruРыцари носили сложные доспехи. — Wezel
deDie Ritter trugen kunstvolle Rüstungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The knights were wearing suits of armor.
ruРыцари были в доспехах. — nina99nv
Tom was clad in a suit of armor.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: suits of armorSynonyms
5 synonyms- armor that protects the wearer's whole body:body armorbody armoursuit of armourcoat of mailcataphract
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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