armour-platedarmor-platedadj.

Brit.

/ˌɑːməˈpleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmərˌpleɪdᵻd/

Forms: see armour n. and plated adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: armour n., plated adj.

Etymology: < armour n. + plated adj. Compare earlier armour plate n., armour plating n.

a. Of a ship, vehicle, etc.: covered with or protected by armour plating.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for vehicle, ship, etc. > [adjective]

armoured1859

armour-plated1862

cuirassed1864

up-armoured1978

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [adjective] > armour-plated

armour-clad1768

mail-clad1777

iron-cased1855

ironclad1855

iron-plated1855

iron-sided1855

armoured1859

iron-clothed1859

mailed1860

armour-plated1862

cuirassed1864

belted1865

Harveyed1894

up-armoured1978

1862 Sci. Amer. 29 Mar. 204/1 Some substitute for cannon as a means of arming vessels for the purpose of striking armor-plated ships below the plates.

1869 E. J. Reed Our Iron-clad Ships i. 6 A main-deck battery armour-plated.

1919 Pop. Mech. Aug. 223 The agents of a Chicago bank..fearlessly haul money through the city in an armor-plated truck.

1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men vii. 121 The armored column with their Wagenburgen caravans of horse-drawn, armor-plated carts equipped with firing ports..and a variety of primitive small arms.

2011 Times (Nexis) 29 Dec. (News section) 3 It boasts a halftonne armour-plated front door and a swimming pool decorated with gold mosaic tiles.

b. Of (part of) an animal: having a protective covering of tough skin, scales, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering

maileda1450

crustaceous1659

crustate1661

galeated1728

galeate1826

armour-clad1843

cuirassed1849

armour-plated1862

exostosed1887

1862 W. B. Lord Sea Fish (ed. 2) 41 Gurnards are great consumers of small crabs.., their hard armour-plated cheeks and heads well adapting them for the pursuit of this kind of food.

1884 Pop. Sci. Jan. 428/1 Almost all surviving members of very low and early groups are extremely likely to have such peculiar spiny or armor-plated bodies.

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xvi. 206 Magnificent in size, armor-plated with great folds of skin, it is as fantastic as the mighty animals of the prehistoric Carboniferous swamps.

1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xviii. 257 They were much like amphibians.., with armor-plated heads like the stegocephalian amphibians.

2006 Daily Tel. 30 June 3/2 There is..a cheeky, armour-plated euoplocephalus preparing to fend off attackers.

2. figurative. Insensitive to attack; thick-skinned; unfeeling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > shameless or thick-skinned

shamelessc897

hard-skinnedc1450

past shame1509

unblushing1595

steel-browed1600

thick-skinned1602

dead to shame1780

case-hardened1836

unsnubbable1847

hard-shelled1848

pachydermatous1849

hard-boiled1884

armour-plated1887

tough-minded1927

chalcenterous1946

chalcenteric1964

1887 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 754 They make no impression upon the armor-plated souls of certain mathematicians who pretend to be the only astronomers.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 17 July 10/1 His armour-plated indifference.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Aug. 17/4 It was clear that adversity had somewhat softened the famous armor-plated personality.

2001 Time 27 Aug. 22 Rumsfeld is an armor-plated Republican and a military man to boot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	armour-plated
释义	armour-platedarmor-platedadj. Brit. /ˌɑːməˈpleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈɑrmərˌpleɪdᵻd/ Forms: see armour n. and plated adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: armour n., plated adj. Etymology: < armour n. + plated adj. Compare earlier armour plate n., armour plating n. 1. a. Of a ship, vehicle, etc.: covered with or protected by armour plating. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for vehicle, ship, etc. > [adjective] armoured1859 armour-plated1862 cuirassed1864 up-armoured1978 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [adjective] > armour-plated armour-clad1768 mail-clad1777 iron-cased1855 ironclad1855 iron-plated1855 iron-sided1855 armoured1859 iron-clothed1859 mailed1860 armour-plated1862 cuirassed1864 belted1865 Harveyed1894 up-armoured1978 1862 Sci. Amer. 29 Mar. 204/1 Some substitute for cannon as a means of arming vessels for the purpose of striking armor-plated ships below the plates. 1869 E. J. Reed Our Iron-clad Ships i. 6 A main-deck battery armour-plated. 1919 Pop. Mech. Aug. 223 The agents of a Chicago bank..fearlessly haul money through the city in an armor-plated truck. 1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men vii. 121 The armored column with their Wagenburgen caravans of horse-drawn, armor-plated carts equipped with firing ports..and a variety of primitive small arms. 2011 Times (Nexis) 29 Dec. (News section) 3 It boasts a halftonne armour-plated front door and a swimming pool decorated with gold mosaic tiles. b. Of (part of) an animal: having a protective covering of tough skin, scales, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering maileda1450 crustaceous1659 crustate1661 galeated1728 galeate1826 armour-clad1843 cuirassed1849 armour-plated1862 exostosed1887 1862 W. B. Lord Sea Fish (ed. 2) 41 Gurnards are great consumers of small crabs.., their hard armour-plated cheeks and heads well adapting them for the pursuit of this kind of food. 1884 Pop. Sci. Jan. 428/1 Almost all surviving members of very low and early groups are extremely likely to have such peculiar spiny or armor-plated bodies. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xvi. 206 Magnificent in size, armor-plated with great folds of skin, it is as fantastic as the mighty animals of the prehistoric Carboniferous swamps. 1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xviii. 257 They were much like amphibians.., with armor-plated heads like the stegocephalian amphibians. 2006 Daily Tel. 30 June 3/2 There is..a cheeky, armour-plated euoplocephalus preparing to fend off attackers. 2. figurative. Insensitive to attack; thick-skinned; unfeeling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > shameless or thick-skinned shamelessc897 hard-skinnedc1450 past shame1509 unblushing1595 steel-browed1600 thick-skinned1602 dead to shame1780 case-hardened1836 unsnubbable1847 hard-shelled1848 pachydermatous1849 hard-boiled1884 armour-plated1887 tough-minded1927 chalcenterous1946 chalcenteric1964 1887 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 754 They make no impression upon the armor-plated souls of certain mathematicians who pretend to be the only astronomers. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 17 July 10/1 His armour-plated indifference. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Aug. 17/4 It was clear that adversity had somewhat softened the famous armor-plated personality. 2001 Time 27 Aug. 22 Rumsfeld is an armor-plated Republican and a military man to boot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1862
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