'Cataphract' definitions:
Definition of 'cataphract'
(from WordNet)
noun
Armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract]
Definition of 'Cataphract'
From: GCIDE
- Cataphract \Cat"a*phract\ (k[a^]t"[.a]*fr[a^]kt), n. [L. cataphractes, Gr. ?, fr. ? covered, fr. ? to cover; kata` down, wholly + fra`ssein to inclose.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Mil. Antiq.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A horseman covered with a cataphract. [1913 Webster]
- Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) The armor or plate covering some fishes. [1913 Webster]