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armour Name Meaning and History

Scottish and northern Irish: from Middle English, Old French armure, blended with the agent noun armer (see Armer), hence an occupational name for a maker of arms and armor. The collective noun armure denoted offensive weapons as well as the more recently specialized sense of protective gear.

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Distribution of armour Families in the US in 1920
Number of armour families
 42-82
 15-41
 1-14
 0
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