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  1. 1. n. Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A horseman covered with a cataphract. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The armor or plate covering some fishes. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. armor that protects the wearer's whole body Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. (Mil. Antiq.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations. 2. A horseman covered with a cataphract. Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears. Milton. 3. (Zoöl.) The armor or plate covering some fishes. Source: webster
  6. 6. Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for thehorse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some easternnations. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n armor that protects the wearer's whole body Source: ecdict

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