armure

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English

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Etymology

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From French armure, from Middle French armure, from Old French armeure, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armor.

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Noun

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armure (plural armures)

  1. A fabric woven with a raised pattern similar to chain mail.
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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French armure, from armure, armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aʁ.myʁ/
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Noun

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armure f (plural armures)

  1. armor
  2. (music) key signature

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: armure
  • Romanian: armură

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure, armeüre, from Latin armātūra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /armˈɛu̯r(ə)/, /armˈiu̯r(ə)/, /armˈuːr(ə)/, /ˈarmur(ə)/, /ˈarmər(ə)/

Noun

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armure (plural armures)

  1. weaponry, the tools of warfare
  2. armour, protection
  3. weapons; arms
  4. A armoured troop or soldier
  5. A military action or event
  6. (figurative) An implement; a device
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Descendants

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References

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French armure, armeüre.

Noun

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armure f (plural armures)

  1. armor (protective clothing worn for battle)

Descendants

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (armeure, supplement)

Old French

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Noun

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armure oblique singularf (oblique plural armures, nominative singular armure, nominative plural armures)

  1. Alternative form of armeure