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noun

(1) Armor that protects the wearer's whole body

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Etymology

From κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos), fully covered, protected, fully armored; from κατά (fully, completely) + φρακτός (fenced, protected) < φράσσω (I fence/secure/fortify, I block)

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cataphract

Defensive armor used for the entire body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
A horseman covered with a cataphract.
The armor or plate covering some fishes.