▪ I. armure, -rer, -rie
obs. ff. armour n., -rer, -ry.
▪ II. armure
(ˈɑːmjʊə(r))
[Fr.]
A woollen or silk fabric, or a mixture of the two, with a twilled or ribbed surface.
| 1880 in Webster Suppl. 1882 Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Armure, this is a silk textile; plain, striped, ribbed, or with a small design. Sometimes it is made of wool and silk. There is also Satin Armure and Armure Bosphore. 1894 Daily News 20 Jan. 5/7 Rich cream-coloured silk of the sort known as ‘armure’. 1923 G. G. Denny Fabrics i. 16 Armure..so called because the fabric has a small ridgy or pebbly pattern which suggests chain armor. |