Dictionary entry details
• BODY ARMOR (noun)
Meaning:
Armor that protects the wearer's whole body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour
Hypernyms ("body armor" is a kind of...):
armor; armour (protective covering made of metal and used in combat)
Meronyms (parts of "body armor"):
armet (a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard)
knee piece (armor plate that protects the knee)
nosepiece (armor plate that protects the nose)
palette; pallette (one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor)
rerebrace; upper cannon (cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm)
roundel (round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit)
skirt of tasses (armor plate that protects the body below the waist)
sabaton; solleret (armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel)
tasse; tasset (one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs)
tuille (armor plate that protects the hip and thigh)
lower cannon; vambrace (cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm)
helmet (armor plate that protects the head)
greave; jambeau (armor plate that protects legs below the knee)
gorget (armor plate that protects the neck)
basinet (a medieval steel helmet)
brassard (armor plate that protects the arm)
aegis; breastplate; egis (armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass)
cannon ((Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm)
casque ((15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor)
cubitiere (body armor that protects the elbow)
cuisse (armor plate that protects the thigh)
epauliere (armor plate that protects the shoulder)
fauld (a piece of armor plate below the breastplate)
gantlet; gauntlet; metal glove (a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)
gusset; voider (a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body armor"):
bulletproof vest (a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet)
chain armor; chain armour; chain mail; mail; ring armor; ring armour; ring mail ((Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings)
corselet; corslet (a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece)
cuirass (medieval body armor that covers the chest and back)
