suit of armor

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suit of armor - armor that protects the wearer's whole body

body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armour

armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard

armor, armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combat

basinet - a medieval steel helmet

brassard - armor plate that protects the arm

breastplate, egis, aegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass

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

metal glove, gantlet, gauntlet - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

gorget - armor plate that protects the neck

greave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the knee

helmet - armor plate that protects the head

knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee

nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose

pallette, palette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor

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

sabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel

tasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh

lower cannon, vambrace - cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm

gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate

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But now it was different; I wanted it all the time; it was nag, nag, nag, right along, and no rest; I couldn't get it out of my mind; and so at last I lost my temper and said hang a man that would make a suit of armor without any pockets in it.

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I will have my eye upon you, for I shall be there," replied the cardinal, pointing with his finger to a magnificent suit of armor he was to wear, "and on our return, well--we will settle our account!"

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Glegg carried such a bone, which she had inherited from her grandmother with a brocaded gown that would stand up empty, like a suit of armor, and a silver-headed walking-stick; for the Dodson family had been respectable for many generations.

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Other parts of the trailer gave glimpses of Alphonse's computer generated suit of armor, and it looks promising.

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If you travel to the U.K., don't carry a plank of wood down a busy sidewalk or wear a suit of armor when visiting Parliament.

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(I goofed once by buying a coat that was as tough as iron, sure, but it also felt like a suit of armor.)

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Summary: A bronze lion's head and a suit of armor have been found in the sea off the coast of the Calabria region in southern Italy.

Ancient bronze artifact, armor found off Italy

Paul Zehr's INVENTING IRON MAN: THE POSSIBILITY OF A HUMAN MACHINE (9781421402260, $24.95) provides a vivid deconstruction of the Iron Man fantasy to consider if modern technology can create a suit of armor similar to the Iron Man story.

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Each of these plinths supported a suit of armor that had been crushed at a local Glasgow compactor, in some cases along with household objects such as coffee tables and file cabinets, and thus transformed into an elegant block of rich texture and design.

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American actor Mickey Rourke is in talks to play Crimson Dynamo, a Russian arms dealer, who's considered to be an evil version of Iron Man because he battles the superhero in a nuclear-powered suit of armor,