different between farrier vs armored

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrarius, from ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fæ?i.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??i.??/
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?fæ?i.??/
• Rhymes: -æri?(r)

Noun

farrier (plural farriers)

1. A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoof and fitting of horseshoes.

Synonyms

• blacksmith (informal)

Derived terms

• farriery

Translations

Verb

farrier (third-person singular simple present farriers, present participle farriering, simple past and past participle farriered)

1. (intransitive) To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.

See also

• ferrier, furrier

Anagrams

• Ferrari

English

Alternative forms

• armoured (Commonwealth)

Adjective

armored (comparative more armored, superlative most armored)

1. Clad or equipped with arms or armor.
2. Covered with armor, as a ship or the face of a fortification; armor-plated.

Antonyms

• (covered with armor): nonarmored, unarmored

Translations

Verb

armored

1. simple past tense and past participle of armor

References

• armored in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• armored in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.