suit of armor
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7.2
- noun
- /suːt əv ˈɑːrmər/
- US
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- The museum displayed a beautifully crafted suit of armor that once belonged to a knight.
- wear a suit of armor
- full suit of armor
- suit of armor, including a helmet
Yeah, and I love suits of armor.
- Yeah, and I love suits of armor.
- And a lot of time you're building armour, you're putting on a suit of armour.
- But you know how wonderful it would be to just be in this suit of armour.
- And once more, just on your entire suit of armour.
- And once more, just on your entire suit of armor.
Examples
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At the mall, Shad couldn't find his pirate's outfit, but settled happily for a suit of armor and a mace.
Fiction book (1995) -
The shaken Indiana is shocked to see a glistening, black suit of armor!
Fiction book (1990) -
A fantastic suit of armor to add to my collection.
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- Fit me out in a suit of armor, then.
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The whole suit of armor would fall off.
Fiction book (1995) -
You could have worn a suit of armor.
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Warrington was really the only place to go if you wanted a suit of armour.
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Two medieval suits of armor adorn one wall.
Fiction book (1990) -
A suit of armor, located a few feet behind Indy, suddenly twitches.
Fiction book (1990) -
You may recall, Hanzo was roaming the distant Far Lands in search of a magical suit of armor.
Synonyms
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3.0
A strong metal covering worn in battle to protect the body
31
4.1
Clothing made of strong material that protects the body from bullets and blows
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9.9
Armor made of small metal rings joined to protect the body
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9.9
A piece of clothing with small metal rings linked together that protects the body in battle
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
A suit of armor that covers a soldier and often their horse, used by ancient soldiers on horseback
A protective shirt made of small metal rings linked together, worn by knights and soldiers
Flexible protective clothing made from small metal rings linked together
A suit of metal plates worn by knights for protection in battle
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Surface Forms
Morphology
suit + of + armor
The phrase is a straightforward noun phrase where 'suit' (a set of clothing/covering) combined with 'armor' (protective metal covering) yields the meaning 'a set of armor'; the composition follows normal English noun+of+noun pattern. This semantic combination is cross-linguistically common and fully predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand the expression.
Etymology
Suit of armor names a full set of metal plates a knight wore like a suit of metal armor to cover his whole body. Imagine someone wrapped in metal to stay safe from swords and arrows; that's why the phrase means 'a complete set of metal coverings worn to protect the whole body'.