cataphract

(ˈkætəˌfrækt) na defensive armour, often made of link mail, used for the entire body

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cataphract - armor that protects the wearer's whole bodybody armor, body armour, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armourarmet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guardarmor, armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combatbasinet - a medieval steel helmetbrassard - armor plate that protects the armbreastplate, egis, aegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirassbulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bulletcannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the armcasque - (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visorchain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal ringscorselet, corslet - a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piececubitiere - body armor that protects the elbowcuirass - medieval body armor that covers the chest and backcuisse - armor plate that protects the thighepauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulderfauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplatemetal glove, gantlet, gauntlet - a glove of armored leather; protects the handgorget - armor plate that protects the neckgreave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the kneehelmet - armor plate that protects the headknee piece - armor plate that protects the kneenosepiece - armor plate that protects the nosepallette, palette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armorrerebrace, upper cannon - cannon that provides plate armor for the upper armroundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpitskirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waistsabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heeltasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighstuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thighlower cannon, vambrace - cannon of plate armor protecting the forearmgusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate

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noun armor that protects the wearer's whole body

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