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n. 1. 1 horseradish.
Syn. -- genus Armoracia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. Judg. ix. 54. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Clad with armor. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Nav.) 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. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Mil.) a division of a land army which is equipped with armored vehicles such as tanks or armored personnel carriers. [ PJC. ]

n. [ OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter, fr. armure armor. ] 1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms, coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See Arms, Armory. ] Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family. [ 1913 Webster ]

Figures with armorial signs of race and birth. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Armorial bearings. See Arms, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Armoricus, fr. Celtic ar on, at + mor sea. ] Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people. -- n. The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native of Armorica. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. armoriste. ] One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad. [ 1913 Webster ]

This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. Times (Dec. 29, 1860). [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Armories [ OF. armaire, armarie, F. armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused with F. armoiries. See Armorial, Ambry. ] 1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Armor; defensive and offensive arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking, armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is, without doubt, of very ancient origin. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 protected with a covering of armor.
Syn. -- steel-plated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. marmor marble. See Marble. ] Pertaining to, or like, marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. marmoratus, p. p. of marmorate to overlay with marble, fr. marmor marble. ] Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. marmoratio. ] A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. See Marmorate, and Opus. ] (Arch.) A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. marmoreus, fr. marmor marble: cf. F. marmoréen. See Marble. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Geol.) The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble. Geikie. [ 1913 Webster ]