armour

¹

[ ahr-mer ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. armor.

Armour

²

[ ahr-mer ]

noun

1. Philip Dan·forth [dan, -fawrth, -fohrth], 1832–1901, U.S. meat-packing industrialist.

armour

/ ˈɑːmə /

noun

1. any defensive covering, esp that of metal, chain mail, etc, worn by medieval warriors to prevent injury to the body in battle
2. the protective metal plates on a tank, warship, etc
3. military armoured fighting vehicles in general; military units equipped with these
4. any protective covering, such as the shell of certain animals
5. nautical the watertight suit of a diver
6. engineering permanent protection for an underwater structure
7. heraldic insignia; arms

verb

1. tr to equip or cover with armour

Usage Note

See -our.

Word History and Origins

Origin of armour¹

C13: from Old French armure, from Latin armātūra armour, equipment

Example Sentences

He wears a black Under Armour T-shirt, red basketball shorts, sneakers, and white socks hiked up to his calves.

From The Daily Beast

Old Hawberk sat riveting the worn greaves of some ancient suit of armour, and the ting!

From The Daily Beast

Spam may be the most well known, but there are hundreds of “potted meat products” available—Armour has an entire line.

From The Daily Beast

The party left their horses, put black frocks over their armour, and crept forward on all fours like cattle.

From Project Gutenberg

Every morning a white mist rises over the lake which shines like armour under the midday sun.

From Project Gutenberg

The figure is attired in complete armour, and was originally painted; a good deal of the colour still remaining.

From Project Gutenberg

Come, give us again the message of the warrior and his armour and his battle, in the mother-tongue, so that all can understand it.

From Project Gutenberg

And when the battle was over, and they were returning with joy, they understood that Nicanor was slain in his armour.

From Project Gutenberg