Associations to the word «Cataphract»

Wiktionary

CATAPHRACT, noun. Defensive armor used for the entire body and often for the horse, also, especially the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
CATAPHRACT, noun. A horseman covered with a cataphract.
CATAPHRACT, noun. The armor or plate covering some fishes.

Dictionary definition

CATAPHRACT, noun. Armor that protects the wearer's whole body.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke