01 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.
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Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.(Mil. Antiq.)
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A horseman covered with a cataphract.“Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears.” — Milton.
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The armor or plate covering some fishes.(Zool.)