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coat-armour Her. (kəʊtˈɑːmə(r)) For forms see coat and armour n. † 1. A vest of rich material embroidered with heraldic devices, worn as a distinction by knights over their armour, by heralds, etc.; = coat of arms 1. (See armour n. 10.) Obs.c 1340 Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 586 He..Askez erly hys armez, & alle...
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Splint armour
Depictions typically show it on the limbs of a person wearing mail, scale armour, a coat of plates or other plate harness. See also
Coat of plates
Mirror armour
Scale armour
Mail and plate armour
Gambeson
Brigandine
References
Bibliography
Body armor
Medieval armour
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Jazerant
Jazerant (), or hauberk jazerant, is a form of medieval light coat of armour consisting of mail between layers of fabric or leather. See also
Brigandine
Coat of plates
Scale armour
References
Medieval armour
Body armor
Asian armour
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Buff coat
It was often worn under iron or steel armour for the torso (breastplate and backplate). The buff coat was often worn under the plate armour cuirass, where it helped to cushion the wearer from chafing or bruising by the armour's edges.
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Plate armour
Full plate steel armour developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years' War, from the coat of plates worn Because of this weakness, most warriors wore a mail shirt (haubergeon or hauberk) beneath their plate armour (or coat-of-plates).
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Coat of plates
Maurice Coat of Plates", The Arador Armour Library, retrieved 3/22/07
Edge and Paddock. Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight. External links
Reconstructed examples of 25 coat of plate armours from the Visby find
Western plate armour
Medieval armour
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Transitional armour
Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 14th century, as body armour moved from simple mail hauberks to full plate armour. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows, and splinted armour and the coat of plates provided increased protection for other areas
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Brigandine
the Hebrew or "coat of mail" as "brigandine". See also
Coat of plates
Jack of plate
Plated mail
Mirror armour
Components of medieval armour
References
External links
Hans Memling triptych
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Gentleman
Superiority of the fighting man
The fundamental idea of "gentry", symbolised in this grant of coat-armour, had come to be that of the essential superiority ; for coat-armour was the badge assumed by gentlemen to distinguish them in battle, and many gentlemen of long descent never had occasion to assume it
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Pogonia coat of arms
Pogonia is a Lithuanian and Polish coat of arms. In the gold shield there is an armour hand from blue cloud which holds the sword. The same hand with sword rises from the helmet.
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Doobon coat
This coat has a regular hood. This is a coat designed for people who stay outdoors for a long time on cold days, such as soldiers and laborers. Lee Russel & Sam Katz, Israeli Defense Forces – 1948 to the present, Uniforms Illustrated No 12, Arms and Armour Press Ltd, London 1985.
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Armour
The coat of plates was developed, an armour made of large plates sewn inside a textile or leather coat.
13th to 18th century Europe
Early plate in Italy Animal armour
Horse armour
Body armour for war horses has been used since at least 2000 BC.
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Korean armour
Korean armour pieces, from top to bottom, typically consisted of a helmet or a cap, a heavy main armour coat with pauldrons or shoulder and underarm protection , leg coverings (supplemented by the skirting from the main coat), groin protection, and limb protection.
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Belina coat of arms
Belina is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Crest: A dexter arm embowed in armour or, holding a sword pointed to the right.
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Indian armour
The nobles and elite warriors wore a coat of mail called a drapi, kavacha, or varman. They covered their back, chest, and lower parts of their body. In the Rig Veda the varman is described as sewn armor or a coat of mail that covers the whole body.
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