单词 | well-armoured |
释义 | well-armouredwell-armoredadj. Well protected with armour. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > clad in or protected by armour armedc1300 wrienc1330 steel-clada1400 armed at (also of) all piecesc1400 harnessedc1460 enarmedc1540 armoured1564 steeled1596 iron-clothed1728 armour-clad1768 hoplomachic1832 well-armoured1852 brazen-mailed1870 pamphract1890 1852 R. Williams Eminent Welshmen 63 Native bravery, with undefended bodies, availed not against the well armoured and disciplined troops of the enemy. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 578 The King's brave well-armoured folk. 1910 F. Manning Poems 57 So swarmed upon the shore Sigurd's well-armoured men. 1958 Pop. Mech. May 142 (caption) Well-armored adult Triceratops had three spiny horns on his face, and a great bony shield protected his neck and shoulders. 2000 Guardian 20 July (Science section) 3/2 So, how does the slender, harmless-looking, slow-moving Southern African chlamydephorid slug prey on this well-armoured giant? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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