armure

American  

[ahr-myer] / ˈɑr myər /

noun

1. a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.

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armure British  

/ ˈɑːmjʊə /

noun

1. a silk or wool fabric with a small cobbled pattern

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Etymology

Origin of armure

First recorded in 1875–80; from French; armor

Example Sentences

Le Barbare portait un v�tement bariol� et une armure orn�e de dessins et d'incrustations dor�es, conforme au caract�re de sa race, aussi vaine que vaillante.

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La cordelière rouge et le gland écarlate Coupent l'armure sombre, et, sur l'épaule, éclate Le blason de Hizen et de Tokugawa.

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And Pursevauntes and Heraudes That crien riche folkes laudes, It weren, all and every man Of hem, as I you tellen can, Had on him throwe a vesture Which men clepe a coate armure.

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The romance of “Ywaine and Gawin” abounds in instances: “A damisel come unto me, The semeliest that ever I se, Lufsumer lifed never in land, Hendly scho toke me by the hand, And sone that gentyl creature Al unlaced myne armure; Into a chamber scho me led, And with a mantil scho me cled; It was of purpur, fair and fine; And the pane of ermyne.”

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FOrth than we went vnto the habytacle Of dame hardynes moost pure and fayre Aboue all places a ryght fayre spectacle Strowyd with floures that gaue good eyer Of vertuous turkeys there was a cheyr Wherin she sate in her cote armure Berynge a shelde the felde of asure Wherin was sette a rampynge lyon Of fyne golde ryght large and grete A swerd she had of merueylous fassyon bb .ii.

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