body armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole bodyarmet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard armor, armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combat brassard - armor plate that protects the arm 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 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 gorget - armor plate that protects the neck helmet - armor plate that protects the head nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose pallette, palette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit 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 gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate |