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English
Etymology
From French armure, from Middle French armure, from Old French armeure, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armor.
Pronunciation
Noun
armure (plural armures)
- A fabric woven with a raised pattern similar to chain mail.
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French armure, from armure, armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
armure f (plural armures)
- armor
- (music) key signature
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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure, armeüre, from Latin armātūra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /armˈɛu̯r(ə)/, /armˈiu̯r(ə)/, /armˈuːr(ə)/, /ˈarmur(ə)/, /ˈarmər(ə)/
Noun
armure (plural armures)
- weaponry, the tools of warfare
- armour, protection
- weapons; arms
- A armoured troop or soldier
- A military action or event
- (figurative) An implement; a device
Descendants
References
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French armure, armeüre.
Noun
armure f (plural armures)
- armor (protective clothing worn for battle)
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (armeure, supplement)
Old French
Pronunciation
Noun
armure oblique singular, f (oblique plural armures, nominative singular armure, nominative plural armures)
- Alternative form of armeure