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armour

[ ahr-mer ]
/ ˈɑr mər /
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noun Chiefly British.
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usage note for armour

See -our.

Other definitions for armour (2 of 2)

Armour
[ ahr-mer ]
/ ˈɑr mər /

noun
Philip Dan·forth [dan-fawrth, -fohrth], /ˈdæn fɔrθ, -foʊrθ/, 1832–1901, U.S. meat-packing industrialist.
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British Dictionary definitions for armour

armour

US armor

/ (ˈɑːmə) /

noun
verb
(tr) to equip or cover with armour

Word Origin for armour

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