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armplate

armplate noun: plate armour worn on one's arms.

Noun

armplate (plural armplates)

  1. Plate armour worn on one's arms.
    • The gunners no longer wore armplates while the lancers wore only breastplate and shoulder pieces.2011 11, Ruth Turner Wilcox, Five Centuries of American Costume, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 29
    • […] which included the gorget, breastplate (and sometimes a backplate) and armplates. When available and permitted by the regiment, leg armor, mail, and various helmets would be worn. Knights still wore full harness,[…]2014 January 10, Nick Jamilla, Sword Fighting in the Star Wars Universe: Historical Origins, Style and Philosophy, McFarland, →ISBN, page 153

Forms of armplate

pluralarmplates

Origin of armplate

From arm + plate.

Questions about armplate

What does armplate mean?
Armplate means plate armour worn on one's arms.
What part of speech is armplate?
Armplate is a noun.
What is the plural of armplate?
The plural of armplate is armplates.

Words near armplate in the dictionary

  1. armpit fart
  2. armpit farts
  3. armpits
  4. armpitted
  5. armpitty
  6. armplate
  7. armplates
  8. armrack
  9. armracks
  10. armrest
  11. armrests

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