beaver
- noun
- /ˈbiːvər/
- Archaic
:
protector facial
- During the reenactment, he donned a historic helmet complete with a beaver for added protection.
Examples
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I hate being called a beaver, don't you?
Fiction book (1991) -
Knights wore a beaver as part of their protective armor to shield their faces in battle.
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The ancient armor's beaver effectively guarded the wearer's lower face from enemy blows.
Synonyms
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A metal front on a knight's helmet that lifts to protect the face
A piece of metal on a helmet with eye slits that protects the face
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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6.1
A person who is very willing to do extra work and works harder than others
- Australian
A small animal from Australia and New Guinea that lives in water and looks like a beaver
A large rodent active at night that digs burrows in forests on the Pacific coast of North America
A large animal from North America that lives near water, builds dams, and has a wide flat tail
A large water rodent from Europe and western Asia different from the North American beaver
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beaver (helmet part) was used for a movable lower-face guard, also written bevor in older texts; a helpful way to remember this is that the piece 'covers' and protects the lower face, much like a beaver's thick fur covers its body.