scale armor

noun

An armor made of overlapping small plates of metal, horn or some kind of hide, resembling the scales of a fish.

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scale mail
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Meanings

nounscale armor (plural scale armors)

plural scale armors · alternative scale armour

  1. An armor made of overlapping small plates of metal, horn or some kind of hide, resembling the scales of a fish.

    Synonyms: scale mail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn armor made of overlapping small plates of metal, horn or some kind of hide, resembling the scales of a fish.

Similar
scale mail
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APA

scale armor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scale%20armor

MLA

“scale armor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scale%20armor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scale armor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scale%20armor.

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