armouringarmoringn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːmərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmərɪŋ/

Forms: see armour v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: armour v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < armour v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action or process of giving a defensive or protective covering to a person or thing; spec. the provision of armour for a soldier, vehicle, vessel, etc. Also figurative.

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1824 J. Walker Walker's Rhyming Dict. (new ed.) 413 Arrayers..superintending the armouring of soldiers, &c.

1878 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 238 1108/2 The armouring of ships was then in its infancy.

1988 J. B. Nelson Intimate Connection vi. 129 What do we make of the competitiveness, the cult of winning, the armoring of emotions.

2001 V. J. Croizat Across the Reef viii. 231 The ‘armoring’ of the vehicles that were to lead the way to Betio's heavily defended beaches appears to have been a very modest precaution indeed.

b. The result of this; the protective covering itself; armour.

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1872 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 33 337 A heavy armouring would..be..unsuited to the purposes to which such ships would in time of war be applied.

1904 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 168 142 The absence of a lower jaw in Ostracophores,..armouring of the body,..single dorsal fin.

1971 J. H. Kelley in R. Moisés et al. Tall Candle Introd. p. xi Few plants..[in the dense brush] lack a spiny armoring.

2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) xv. 292 Aguero's Humvee..had factory-built armoring... The sides were made of thick reinforced steel.

2. A protective layer of metal surrounding the insulation of an electrical cable or wire.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > encasing or sheathing > that which > protective

armouring1871

1871 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 15 721 Fig. E shows the copper tape armouring employed by Messrs. Siemens Brothers.

1924 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 224 173 The eddy currents induced in the armouring of the cable.

1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) v. 75 On shore ends, especially where there is a rocky bottom and heavy tidal action, increased protection may be necessary and this is obtained by an additional armouring of heavy wires.

1993 C. Shelton Electr. Installations iv. 102/1 Calculate, by measurement, the amount of armouring to be stripped.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	armouring
释义	armouringarmoringn. Brit. /ˈɑːmərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɑrmərɪŋ/ Forms: see armour v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: armour v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < armour v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action or process of giving a defensive or protective covering to a person or thing; spec. the provision of armour for a soldier, vehicle, vessel, etc. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1824 J. Walker Walker's Rhyming Dict. (new ed.) 413 Arrayers..superintending the armouring of soldiers, &c. 1878 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 238 1108/2 The armouring of ships was then in its infancy. 1988 J. B. Nelson Intimate Connection vi. 129 What do we make of the competitiveness, the cult of winning, the armoring of emotions. 2001 V. J. Croizat Across the Reef viii. 231 The ‘armoring’ of the vehicles that were to lead the way to Betio's heavily defended beaches appears to have been a very modest precaution indeed. b. The result of this; the protective covering itself; armour. ΚΠ 1872 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 33 337 A heavy armouring would..be..unsuited to the purposes to which such ships would in time of war be applied. 1904 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 168 142 The absence of a lower jaw in Ostracophores,..armouring of the body,..single dorsal fin. 1971 J. H. Kelley in R. Moisés et al. Tall Candle Introd. p. xi Few plants..[in the dense brush] lack a spiny armoring. 2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) xv. 292 Aguero's Humvee..had factory-built armoring... The sides were made of thick reinforced steel. 2. A protective layer of metal surrounding the insulation of an electrical cable or wire. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > encasing or sheathing > that which > protective armouring1871 1871 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 15 721 Fig. E shows the copper tape armouring employed by Messrs. Siemens Brothers. 1924 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 224 173 The eddy currents induced in the armouring of the cable. 1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) v. 75 On shore ends, especially where there is a rocky bottom and heavy tidal action, increased protection may be necessary and this is obtained by an additional armouring of heavy wires. 1993 C. Shelton Electr. Installations iv. 102/1 Calculate, by measurement, the amount of armouring to be stripped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1824
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