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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Armour, Airmour, n. Also: armure, armwre, armeur; armoure, armowr, armor(e; airmor. [ME. armure (c 1300), later armour, OF. armure, armeure.]

1. Defensive armour.(a) c1420 Wynt. ii. 1556 (the armurys that scho bare); iv. 1851 (the armwrys and the wapnys al). c1590 J. Stewart 11/10 (cled in thyn armeur cleir).(b) 1375 Barb. xi. 76 (wapnys and armowris). c1420 Wynt. v. 453 (all hys brodyr armoure). 1456 Hay I. 47/4 (armyt in armoure of gold and silver); 236/31 (armouris and all othir harnes of bataillis). 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 254 (the armour of Eneas); ii. iii. 69 (to graith thar armour and wapynnys). 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. 203 (by thair armour that thai haif ane speir).(c) a1578 Pitsc. I. 35/5 (woyd of all waponis and airmor). 1600 Edinb. B. Rec. 270 (the haill counsall in thair best airmour). 1641 Peebles B. Rec. 376 (the airmour cum hame fra the camp).

2. Arms; weapons. 1533 Bell. Livy II. 187/10.
We bere na armoure aganis babbyis nor sic pepil 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 145.
Armed with jake, speir, steilbonet, sword, and whinger, being the order of Scottis armoure 1613 Highland P. III. 126.
[Not] to weir ony kynd of armour bot ane poyntless knyff to cutt thair meatt