cataphract

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Definition von cataphract im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A horseman covered with a cataphract

Defensive armor used for the entire body and often for the horse, also, especially the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations

The armor or plate covering some fishes

{n} a horseman in complete armor

armor that protects the wearer's whole body

the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations

{i} ancient Greek warship; scaled suit of armor worn by ancient Romans; Roman soldier wearing a suit of armor; (Zoology) system of hard scales that cover the bodies of some fishes and reptiles

Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp

Defensive armor used for the entire body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations

Silbentrennung

ca·ta·phract

Etymologie

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