armour

POS

Noun, Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

ar=mour

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun armour has 3 senses

armour(n = noun.group) armor - a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles; Array

is a kind of force, military force, military group, military unit

armour(n = noun.artifact) armor - protective covering made of metal and used in combat; Array

has particulars: body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour, buckler, shield

is a kind of protection, protective cover, protective covering

Derived forms verb armour₁, noun armourer₁

armour(n = noun.animal) armor - tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant; Array

is a kind of protective covering

Verb armour has 1 sense

armour(v = verb.possession) armor - equip with armor; Array

is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit

Derived form noun armour₂

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

armour, n. & v. (US armor)
--n.
1 a defensive covering, usu. of metal, formerly worn to protect the body in fighting.
2 a (in full armour-plate) a protective metal covering for an armed vehicle, ship, etc. b armoured fighting vehicles collectively.
3 a protective covering or shell on certain animals and plants.
4 heraldic devices.
--v.tr. (usu. as armoured adj.) provide with a protective covering, and often with guns (armoured car; armoured train).

Etymology

ME f. OF armure f. L armatura: see ARMATURE

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