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Cataphract

Cataphract Meaning & Definition
Cataphract Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cataphract?

[n] armor that protects the wearer's whole body

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cataphract: body armor | body armour | coat of mail | suit of armor | suit of armour

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cataphract:

See Also | aegis | armet | armor | armour | basinet | brassard | breastplate | bulletproof vest | cannon | casque | chain armor | chain armour | chain mail | corselet | corslet | cubitiere | cuirass | cuisse | egis | epauliere | fauld | gauntlet | gorget | greave | greaves | gusset | helmet | jambeau | knee piece | lower cannon | mail | metal glove | nosepiece | palette | pallette | rerebrace | ring armor | ring armour | ring mail | roundel | sabaton | skirt of tasses | solleret | tasse | tasset | tuille | upper cannon | vambrace | voider

Cataphract In Webster's Dictionary

\Cat"a*phract\, n. [L. cataphractes, Gr. ?, fr. ? covered, fr. ? to cover; kata` down, wholly + ? to inclose.] 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. (Zo["o]l.) The armor or plate covering some fishes.

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