armour

[ ahr-mer ]
/ ˈɑr mər /

noun Chiefly British.

usage note for armour

See -our.

Definition for armour (2 of 3)

Armour
[ ahr-mer ]
/ ˈɑr mər /

noun

Philip Dan·forth [dan-fawrth, -fohrth] /ˈdæn fɔrθ, -foʊrθ/,1832–1901, U.S. meat-packing industrialist.

Definition for armour (3 of 3)

armor
[ ahr-mer ]
/ ˈɑr mər /

noun

verb (used with object)

to cover or equip with armor or armor plate.
Also especially British, ar·mour.

Origin of armor

1250–1300; Middle English armo(u)r, armure < Anglo-French armour(e), armure Old French armëure < Latin armātūra armature; assimilated, in Middle English and Anglo-French, to nouns ending in -our -or2

OTHER WORDS FROM armor

ar·mor·less, adjective an·ti·ar·mor, adjective sub·ar·mor, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH armor

amour armoire armor

Example sentences from the Web for armour

British Dictionary definitions for armour (1 of 2)

armour

US armor

/ (ˈɑːmə) /

noun

verb

(tr) to equip or cover with armour

Word Origin for armour

C13: from Old French armure, from Latin armātūra armour, equipment

British Dictionary definitions for armour (2 of 2)

armor
/ (ˈɑːmə) /

noun

the US spelling of armour

Idioms and Phrases with armour

armor

see chink in one's armor; knight in shining armor.