CATAPHRACT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cataphract mean? 

• CATAPHRACT (noun)
  The noun CATAPHRACT has 1 sense:

1. armor that protects the wearer's whole body

  Familiarity information: CATAPHRACT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATAPHRACT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Armor that protects the wearer's whole body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour

Hypernyms ("cataphract" is a kind of...):

armor; armour (protective covering made of metal and used in combat)

Meronyms (parts of "cataphract"):

tuille (armor plate that protects the hip and thigh)

tasse; tasset (one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs)

sabaton; solleret (armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel)

lower cannon; vambrace (cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm)

gusset; voider (a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate)

skirt of tasses (armor plate that protects the body below the waist)

armet (a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard)

roundel (round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit)

rerebrace; upper cannon (cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm)

palette; pallette (one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor)

nosepiece (armor plate that protects the nose)

knee piece (armor plate that protects the knee)

helmet (armor plate that protects the head)

greave; jambeau (armor plate that protects legs below the knee)

gorget (armor plate that protects the neck)

gantlet; gauntlet; metal glove (a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)

fauld (a piece of armor plate below the breastplate)

epauliere (armor plate that protects the shoulder)

cuisse (armor plate that protects the thigh)

cubitiere (body armor that protects the elbow)

casque ((15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor)

cannon ((Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm)

aegis; breastplate; egis (armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass)

brassard (armor plate that protects the arm)

basinet (a medieval steel helmet)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cataphract"):

bulletproof vest (a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet)

chain armor; chain armour; chain mail; mail; ring armor; ring armour; ring 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)

cuirass (medieval body armor that covers the chest and back)