Ar"mor (?), n. [OE. armure, fr. F.
armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See
Armature.] [Spelt also armour.] 1.
Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect
one's person in battle.
☞ In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus
of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of
armor directed what arms every man should provide.
2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or
forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.
Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family,
with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest,
supporters, motto, etc. -- Submarine, a water-
tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.