Plate armour
WordNet
noun
(1) Specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Metallic armour made of large pieces or plates.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 74:
- Plate armour was, however, completely introduced both here and in France about the middle of the fourteenth century.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 74: