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noun

ornamented armor worn only for ceremonial purposes.

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How to use parade armor in a sentence

Another member of the plot took care of the ammo along with black uniforms, night-vision equipment, and body armor.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Women want a hot, young thing to parade around on their arm, too.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex|Aurora Snow|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Unlike all the trailers and screen shots for the movie, in the Bible Moses never holds a sword or wears armor.
Christian Bale: One Man's Moses Is Another Man's Terrorist|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Circus parades often became as large a sight as the performance itself; one Barnum and Bailey parade stretched for three miles.
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And he would especially like American FGM-148 Javelins, man-portable anti-tank missiles to hit at Russian armor.
Should the U.S. Arm Ukraine’s Militias?|Jamie Dettmer|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fact that the day following the punishment parade was a Sunday brought about a certain relaxation from discipline.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The governor made a strong thrust at him, which almost knocked him down; but showed that he was clad in armor.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
What the armor-bearer was for the warlike races of old, such is the tchbukdi for their degenerate descendants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Absurd as that taffeta dress was for a child of her age, it seemed to her an armor against all disaster.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
One day a young officer, losing his temper with him on parade, threatened to strike him with his whip.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison