suit of armour

1. Armor that protects the wearer's whole body (synset 102865388)
   is a type of: armor, armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combat
   subtypes:

   • bulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
   • chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
   • corselet, corslet - a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece
   • cuirass - medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
   has:

   • armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard
   • basinet - a medieval steel helmet
   • brassard - armor plate that protects the arm
   • aegis, breastplate, egis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
   • cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
   • casque - (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
   • cubitiere - body armor that protects the elbow
   • cuisse - armor plate that protects the thigh
   • epauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulder
   • fauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplate
   • gantlet, gauntlet, metal glove - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
   • gorget - armor plate that protects the neck
   • greave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the knee
   • helmet - armor plate that protects the head
   • knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee
   • nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose
   • palette, pallette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
   • rerebrace, upper cannon - cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm
   • roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
   • skirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waist
   • sabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel
   • tasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
   • tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh
   • lower cannon, vambrace - cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
   • gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
   same as: body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor

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