plate armour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One, a knight with hair polled, in full plate armour, and collar of S.S.
From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton
The procession was headed by a man dressed in a suit of burnished plate armour of brass, and mounted on a handsome black horse, the reins being held by pages ... wearing brass helmets....
From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
They were complete suits of armour—one representing a knight in plate armour, the other a Crusader in chain-mail.
From Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The knight is in complete plate armour, the lady in richly ornamented horned head-dress, and long robes.
From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton
Chain mail suffered extremely by rust and neglect, and even plate armour was subject to the same deterioration.
From Authorised Guide to the Tower of London by Loftie, W. J.
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