Wiktionary
alt. A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons. n. A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.
WordNet
n. armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: body armor, body armour, suit of armor, coat of mail, cataphract]
Usage examples of "suit of armour".
It sat unmoving for a few more minutes, idly plucking at its own tail, then swung about and scampered into the hallway, coming to a stop before the suit of armour.
He burst into laughter at Philips idea of hiding in the suit of armour.
As the others watched, he walked forward and touched a suit of armour.
The old King, stuck up in a suit of armour on a big war-horse, which didn’.
Behind each priest, glittering in the lantern light, was a suit of armour, a bright silver helm, a shining cuirass and a scabbarded sword.
I have given orders that these shall be prepared for you, and that you shall be provided with a suit of armour, such as a young noble would wear.
Harry and Ron seized him under the armpits and pulled him out, while a suit of armour at the top of the stairs creaked and clanked, laughing wheezily.
She was taller than any of the men except Hoizknecht, and her appearance suggested that when she was at home she had a full suit of armour in her closet.
Fortunately, Grun would never know that her knees were wobbling like jelly, and that if he had shouted at her, she would probably have run and hidden behind his suit of armour in the comer!
Perhaps he'd take me to the wars and I'd save his life in a battle and then he'd set me free and adopt me as his son and give me a palace and a chariot and a suit of armour.
Again laughter and a few coins were traded, a Tsurani having shrewdly bet against his own comrade and thus gaining a rare and precious piece of silver that was worth more than an entire suit of armour.