cataphract

cataphract is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.

[2] A horseman covered with a cataphract. Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears. Milton.

[3] The armor or plate covering some fishes.

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