Är'mor, n.
n. [O. Eng. armure, Fr. armure, O. Fr. armeure, from Lat. armatura. See ARMATURE.]
Sense 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
☞ In English statutes, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statutes of armor directed what arms every man should provide.
Sense 2. The steel or iron covering of ships of war.
Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, &c.— Sub-marine armor, a water-tight covering fitting the person, for one who descends into the water to seek for lost articles, &c.