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# armour

noun (armour — uncountable; US spelling armor); verb form armoured (adjective)

«armour» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Armour is a strong covering of metal or leather that soldiers and knights wore in the past to protect their bodies in battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#m1)
2. Armour is also strong metal covering on vehicles such as tanks or ships. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#m2)
3. In nature, armour is a hard shell or scales that protect an animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons knights in shining armour wore helmets, breastplates and chain mail. In science, animals like armadillos, tortoises, crabs and pangolins have natural armour against predators. In everyday life and sport, protective pads are a kind of modern armour. Phrases: «a suit of armour», «a knight in shining armour», «a chink in the armour».

### Examples

- The knight wore a heavy suit of armour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#x1)
- An armadillo rolls up in its armour when it is scared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#x2)
- Armour made it hard for knights to move quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#x3)
- The tortoise's shell is its armour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#x4)
- Tanks are covered in thick armour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#x5)
- We saw old armour in the castle museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#x6)
- She was dressed in full armour, and she challenged Art to fight with her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «a suit of armour», «a piece of armour» (not «an armour»). British spelling armour; American armor. Adjective: armoured. Do not confuse with «army» or with «amour» (a French word for love).

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means a soldier's protective gear, and an "armour-bearer" is a young man who carried a warrior's weapons and equipment. In the primary lessons: In history lessons knights in shining armour wore helmets, breastplates and chain mail. In science, animals like armadillos, tortoises, crabs and pangolins have natural armour against predators. In everyday life and sport, protective pads are a kind of modern armour. Phrases: «a suit of armour», «a knight in shining armour», «a chink in the armour».

### Examples

- Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; (Prophets 2SA.23.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/armour/#x1)
- Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah; (Writings 1CH.11.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/armour/#x2)
- And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. (Prophets 2SA.18.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/armour/#x3)

### Note

Uncountable: «a suit of armour», «a piece of armour» (not «an armour»). British spelling armour; American armor. Adjective: armoured. Do not confuse with «army» or with «amour» (a French word for love).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «armour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«armour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/armour.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «armour» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/armour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«armour» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/armour.html) on Mova free.