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armoured adjective [ ˈɑːməd ]

• covered with or protected by armour.
• "armoured vehicles"
Similar: armour-plated, steel-plated, ironclad, mailed, bulletproof, bombproof, mineproof, reinforced, protected, toughened,
• (of some animals and plants) having a protective layer or shell.
• "armoured fish"

armour verb

• provide (someone) with emotional, social, or other defences.
• "the knowledge armoured him against her"
Origin: Middle English: from Old French armure, from Latin armatura, from armare ‘to arm’ (see arm2).


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