body armor
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| Noun | 1. | body armor - armor that protects the wearer's whole body armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard basinet - a medieval steel helmet brassard - armor plate that protects the arm bulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm casque - (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings corselet, corslet - a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece cubitiere - body armor that protects the elbow cuirass - medieval body armor that covers the chest and back cuisse - armor plate that protects the thigh epauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulder fauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplate gorget - armor plate that protects the neck helmet - armor plate that protects the head knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose rerebrace, upper cannon - cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit skirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waist tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh lower cannon, vambrace - cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm |
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