cataphract
pronunciation
How to pronounce cataphract in British English:
UK ['kætəfrækt]
How to pronounce cataphract in American English:
US ['kætəfrækt]
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- Noun:
- armor that protects the wearer's whole body
Word Origin
- cataphract (n.)
- "coat of mail," Middle English, from Latin cataphractes "breastplate of iron scales," from Greek kataphraktes "coat of mail," from kataphraktos "covered up," from kataphrassein "to fortify," from kata "entirely" (see cata-) + phrassein "to fence around, enclose, defend" (see diaphragm).