cataphract

cataphract is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A horseman covered with a cataphract. Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears. Milton.
  2. 2.(Zoöl.) The armor or plate covering some fishes.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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