Note: 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.
ARMOR-BEARER
Ar"mor-bear`er, n.
Defn: One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. Judg. ix. 54.
ARMORED
Ar"mored, a.
Defn: Clad with armor.
ARMORED CRUISER
Ar"mored cruis"er. (Nav.)
Defn: A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second.
ARMORER Ar"mor*er, n. Etym: [OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter, fr. armure armor.]
1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms.