ARMOR

Definitions

1. 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
2. 2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. -- Submarine, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.