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Meaning of "coat armour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COAT ARMOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COAT ARMOUR

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Coat armour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COAT ARMOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coat armour

Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on an escutcheon, surcoat, or tabard. A surcoat, and subsequently a coat of arms was used by medieval knights to cover, protect, and identify the wearer. Thus these are sometimes called coat armory. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement which consists of shield, supporters, crest, and motto. The design is a symbol unique to an individual person or family, corporation, or state. Such displays are commonly called armorial bearings, armorial devices, heraldic devices, or simply arms. Sometimes the term coat of arms is used to refer to the full achievement, but this usage is wrong in a strict sense of heraldic terminology. The ancient Romans used similar insignias on their shields, but these identified military units rather than individuals. The first evidence of medieval coats of arms is found in the Bayeux Tapestry from the 11th Century, where some of the combatants carry shields painted with crosses. Coats of arms came into general use by feudal lords and knights in battle in the 12th Century.

Definition of coat armour in the English dictionary

The definition of coat armour in the dictionary is coat of arms. Other definition of coat armour is an emblazoned surcoat.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COAT ARMOUR

coat
coat dress
coat hanger
coat of arms
coat of mail
coat rack
coat-of-mail shell
coat-tail
Coatbridge
coated
coatee
coater
Coates
coati
coati-mondi
coati-mundi
coating
coatless
coatroom
coatstand

WORDS THAT END LIKE COAT ARMOUR

affaire d´amour
affaires d´amour
amour
armour
black humour
body armour
brain tumour
character armour
chink in one´s armour
clamour
enamour
glamour
humour
out of humour
paramour
plate armour
rumour
sense of humour
Seymour
tumour

Synonyms and antonyms of coat armour in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «coat armour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COAT ARMOUR

Find out the translation of coat armour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coat armour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coat armour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

战袍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

armadura escudo
570 millions of speakers

English

coat armour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोट कवच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معطف الدروع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пальто броня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

armadura casaco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোট বর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

armure de manteau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pakaian perisai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mantel Rüstung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

紋章
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코트 갑옷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lengan waja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áo giáp áo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோட் கவசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डगला कवच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zırh zırhı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cappotto armatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieszak pancerz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пальто броня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

armură strat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλτό πανοπλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rok wapens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kappa rustning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frakk rustning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coat armour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COAT ARMOUR»

The term «coat armour» is used very little and occupies the 171.096 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COAT ARMOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coat armour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COAT ARMOUR»

Discover the use of coat armour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coat armour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book Containing the Treatises of Hawking, Hunting, ...
Here in this booke following is expressed the ge- nealogie of coatc-armors and how a perfit Gentleman shall bee knowne from an imperfit clowne; both howe bondage began in angels;" &c. See sig. e vj. After the Coat Armour is inserted a new ...
Juliana Berners, Joseph Haslewood, 1801
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A List of Coat Armour Used in Norfolk Before the Date of the ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Walter Rye, 2012
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The Rights of Heirship, Or, The Doctrine of Descents and ...
As Applied by the Laws of England to the Succession of Real Property and Hereditaments, and as Affected by the New Statutes of Inheritance and Limitation : Including the Descent of Titular Honors and Coat Armour, and the Respective ...
Henry Kent Staple Causton, 1842
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A List of Persons Who Were Disclaimed as Gentlemen of ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
John Paul Rylands, 2009
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A Concise Account of the Origin and Use of Coat Armour: With ...
The manuscript (undoubtedly the first scholarly work on this subject in the U.S.) was submitted to Washington for his views on the usefulness of the work.
William Barton, 1788
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Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour
a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. martin Road, Holloway, and Amelia IJane Hammond : — Alfred Charles Bossom, Gentleman, 6 . 1881 ; m. 1901, Edward Henry Bostock, Gentleman, M.C. , M.A. Cantab. b.
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, 1929
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, ...
The device of hereditary coat-armour, a growth of the 12th century, did much to define and mark out the noble class throughout Europe. As it could be acquired by grant of the sovereign, and as, when once acquired, it went on from generation ...
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, ...
The device of hereditary coat-armour, a growth of the 1 2th century, did much to define and mark out the noble class throughout Europe. As it could be acquired by grant of the sovereign, and as, when once acquired, it went on from generation ...
Hugh Chisholm, 1911
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...
Wear my coat-armour ; that disguise alone Will make us undistinguish'd. Beau, and Ft. (?), Faithful Friends, iii. 3. 2. A coat of arms ; the escutcheon of a person, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto,  ...
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Journal of the Society of Comparative Legislation
The hereditary dignity of the peer," as Professor Freeman says, " the great political position which it carries with it, stands so immeasurably above any hereditary dignity which attaches to the simple gentleman by coat armour, that the ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COAT ARMOUR»

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Queen Amina of Zazzau opens in Abuja
Queen Amina's reign witnessed a lot of infrastructural development and her reign pioneered the use of iron coat armour which was used by her ... «Osun Defender, Nov 12»

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