half-suit

noun

A kind of armour worn in the 17th century, less cumbersome than full-body armour, and sometimes worn for portraiture etc. rather than combat.

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Meanings

nounhalf-suit (plural half-suits)

plural half-suits

  1. historicalA kind of armour worn in the 17th century, less cumbersome than full-body armour, and sometimes worn for portraiture etc. rather than combat.
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APA

half-suit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-suit

MLA

“half-suit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-suit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-suit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-suit.

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