单词 | unarmoured |
释义 | unarmouredunarmoredadj. 1. Of vessels: Not armour-clad. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [adjective] > armour-plated > not unarmoured1869 1869 E. J. Reed Our Iron-clad Ships iv. 73 When we pass from unarmoured to armoured ships, the contrast is still more striking. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 61/1 In the unarmoured iron ships recently built for the navy tie-plates have been entirely dispensed with. 2. Of persons: Not protected by armour. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > clad in or protected by armour > not armourlessa1398 unharnesseda1513 unpanoplied1787 unmailed1799 mailless1817 unarmoured1873 1873 W. Morris Love is Enough 18 Barehanded, unarmoured, he handled the spear-shaft. 1892 Ld. Tennyson Foresters iv And walkest [thou] here Unarmour'd? all these walks are Robin Hood's And sometimes perilous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1869 |
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