Cataphract

Cat´a`phract    (kăt´å`frăkt)

n.	1.
	1.	(Mil. Antiq.) 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.	(Zool.) The armor or plate covering some fishes.

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Noun

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cataphract - armor that protects the wearer's whole body body armor, body armour, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard armor, armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combat basinet - a medieval steel helmet brassard - armor plate that protects the arm breastplate, egis, aegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass bulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm casque - (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings corselet, corslet - a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece cubitiere - body armor that protects the elbow cuirass - medieval body armor that covers the chest and back cuisse - armor plate that protects the thigh epauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulder fauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplate metal glove, gantlet, gauntlet - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand gorget - armor plate that protects the neck greave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the knee helmet - armor plate that protects the head knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose pallette, palette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor rerebrace, upper cannon - cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit skirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waist sabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel tasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh lower cannon, vambrace - cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate