cataphract
/ˈkætəfɹækt/ · noun
Meaning
- Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier's horse as well, especially the linked mail or scale armour of some eastern nations.
- (by extension) An outer covering of some fish resembling armour or plate.
- Of a galley such as a trireme: with the upper tier of rowers shielded rather than exposed.
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