Part 639

<hw>Ar"mor-bear`er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger.</def>

<i>Judg. ix. 54.</i>

<h1>Armored</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar"mored</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Clad with armor.</def>

<h1>Armorer</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar"mor*er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>armurer</ets>, <ets>armerer</ets>, fr. F. <ets>armurter</ets>, fr. armure armor.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who makes or repairs armor or arms.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.</def>

<h1>Armorial</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar*mo"ri*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>armorial</ets>, fr. <ets>armoiries</ets> arms, coats of arms, for <ets>armoieries</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>armoier</ets> to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. <ets>armes</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arma</ets>. See <er>Arms</er>, <er>Armory</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.</def>

<blockquote>Figures with <b>armorial</b> signs of race and birth. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Armorial bearings</col>. <cd>See <er>Arms</er>, <er>4</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Armoric, Armorican</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw><hw>Ar*mor"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ar*mor"i*can</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Armoricus</ets>, fr. Celtic <ets>ar</ets> on, at + <ets>mor</ets> sea.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called <i>Armorica</i>, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.</def></def2>

<h1>Armorican</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar*mor"i*can</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A native of Armorica.</def>

<h1>Armorist</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar"mor*ist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>armoriste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in coat armor or heraldry.</def>

<i>Cussans.</i>

<h1>Armor-plated</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar"mor-plat`ed</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.</def>

<blockquote>This day will be launched . . . the first <b>armor-plated</b> steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.

<i>Times (Dec. 29, 1860).</i>

<h1>Armory</h1> <Xpage=82>

<hw>Ar"mo*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Armories</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OF. <ets>armaire</ets>, <ets>armarie</ets>, F. <ets>armoire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armarium</ets> place for keeping arms; but confused with F. <ets>armoiries</ets>. See <er>Armorial</er>, <er>Ambry</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> Armor: defensive and offensive arms.</def>

<blockquote>Celestial <b>armory</b>, shields, helms, and spears. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>