armour

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ar·mour British English, armor American English /ˈɑːmə $ ˈɑːrmər/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  1  PMmetal or leather clothing that protects your body, worn by soldiers in battles in past times 〔旧时士兵在战斗中穿的〕盔甲 a knight wearing a suit of armour 全身披挂的骑士2  PMa strong metal layer that protects military vehicles 装甲 armour-clad warships 装甲战舰3. HBa strong layer or shell that protects some plants and animals 〔某些动植物的〕硬壳，硬皮 → a chink in somebody’s armour at chink1(3), → a knight in shining armour at knight1(4)

Examples from the Corpus

armour• All Elven weaponry and armour is finely crafted.• This special protection is lost if the Orc wears body armour.• His bones lay in an engraved gold casket, with his armour, sceptre and shield close by.• I was ringed by men, some in armour, and recognised the blue and mustard livery of the City of London.• A suit of armour and a motorbike might be more use than a pair of trainers!• Again and again Urian's glowing black blade was turned by Tyrion's armour.• The armour he gifted to Auaralion, the great grandson of Morelion, Aenarion's son by Astarielle.• With their armour somewhat stained, they returned to discard it and restore their weapons.suit of armour• A suit of armour and a motorbike might be more use than a pair of trainers!• It was here that Aenarion's sacred armour was forged, along with enough swords and suits of armour to outfit an army.• Many of the trilobite fossils found commonly elsewhere in the world are these empty suits of armour.

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armour
ar‧mour British English, armor American English /ˈɑːmə $ ˈɑːrmər/ noun [uncountable]1. metal or leather clothing that protects your body, worn by soldiers in battles in past times:
    a knight wearing a suit of armour
2. a strong metal layer that protects military vehicles:
    armour-clad warships
3. a strong layer or shell that protects some plants and animals
⇨ a chink in sb’s armour at chink¹(3), ⇨ a knight in shining armour at knight¹(4)

ar·mour (especially US armor) BrE /ˈɑːmə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːrmər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] special metal clothing that soldiers wore in the past to protect their bodies while fighting 盔甲；甲冑◆a suit of armour一副盔甲◆(figurative) Monkeys do not have any kind of protective armour and use their brains to solve problems. 猴子没有任何防身的盔甲，就动脑筋解决问题。🔊🔊metal covers that protect ships and military vehicles such as tanks （军舰、坦克等的）装甲，防弹钢板(specialist) military vehicles used in war 装甲部队；装甲车辆◆an attack by infantry and armour步兵和装甲兵的进攻●a chink in sb's ˈarmoura weak point in sb's argument, character, etc., that can be used in an attack （论点、性格等易受攻击的）弱点，缺陷，薄弱环节●a knight in shining ˈarmour(usually humorous) a man who saves sb, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation 救人（尤指女子）于危难之中的男子；（拯救美人的）英雄