horse armor
- noun
- /hɔrs ˈɑrmər/
- Jargon
:
armadura de caballo
- Players paid real money for shiny horse armor even though it offered no gameplay benefits.
Examples
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Community forums debated whether the expensive horse armor was worth buying as a vanity item.
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The game's new DLC included elaborate horse armor designs sold separately in the store.
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I just unlocked a new horse armor in the game!
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The horse armor looks stunning in the sunlight.
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Many players showed off their new horse armor in the game's latest update, which added various colorful designs.
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I spent hours customizing my mount, choosing the perfect horse armor to highlight its look without affecting any stats.
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The players eagerly discussed the different styles of horse armor available in the shop, all meant purely for aesthetic appeal.
How Functional
- Jargon
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally composes as 'armor for a horse', so a B1 learner who knows 'horse' and 'armor' will infer a protective covering for a horse. However, the videogame-specific sense (a virtual, cosmetic item that changes appearance but gives no protection or stats) is a technical extension not predictable from the constituents, so the meaning is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Horse armor in video games takes its name from the real metal covers but works like a shiny costume for your mount. The armor changes how the horse looks but does not change its protection or performance, so players buy it as a 'decoration'.