plate armour

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Noun

plate armour (countable and uncountable, plural plate armours)

  1. Metallic armour made of large pieces or plates.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 74:
      Plate armour was, however, completely introduced both here and in France about the middle of the fourteenth century.

Synonyms
  • plate mail

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