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Meanings of defensive armour in anglès

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Usage of defensive armour in anglès
1
The shield, of all defensive armour, is far the most prominent.
The Danish History, Books I-IX
2
The phalangite soldier was fully equipped in the defensive armour of the regular Greek infantry.
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Wate...
3
Turbans surrounded their heads, and light garments their bodies; but defensive armour had they none.
The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendun...
4
Sylvia had her defensive armour on in a twinkling.
For the Term of His Natural Life
5
These carried swords and daggers, but no defensive armour.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
6
A fifth only were provided with lances, and a large number had no defensive armour.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
7
The poor lad had but slight defensive armour-a light cuirass thrown on at the first alarm.
The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendun...
8
Their defensive armour, also, was in many respects excellent, consisting of stout doublets of quilted cotton.
History of the Conquest of Peru
9
And thus you will have at once defensive armour for the shins and stockings for the feet.
On Horsemanship
10
Foot-soldiers carried no defensive armour "but only the LAUDEES."
A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History ...
11
But although he had plenty of weapons for offence, he had not much defensive armour upon him.
In the Wars of the Roses: A Story for the Young
12
Their weapons are bows and arrows, javelins, swords, and targets, having no defensive armour, and fighting entirely naked.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
13
The problem involved defensive armour.
The Guardian
14
The heroes wore no breastplate; their only defensive armour was the enormous Mykenaean shield....
Homer and His Age
15
Slugs have ridden their contempt for defensive armour as much to death as the turtles their pursuit of it.
Essays on Life, Art and Science
16
As dinosaurs grew bigger, feathers would have hindered them by making them too warm and compromised their defensive armour.
The Guardian
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