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Ward :: Ward (v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon.

Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor..

Offensive :: Offensive (n.) The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive.

Cuirass :: Cuirass (n.) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.

Casque :: Casque (n.) A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.

Barde :: Barde (n.) A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.].

Gambison :: Gambison (n.) A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted..

Cassowary :: Cassowary (n.) A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc..

Ward :: Ward (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard..

Defensively :: Defensively (adv.) On the defensive.

Indefensive :: Indefensive (a.) Defenseless.

Defensory :: Defensory (a.) Tending to defend; defensive; as, defensory preparations..

Barded :: Barded (p.a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse.

Cataphract :: Cataphract (n.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations..

Barde :: Barde (pl.) Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.

Bracelet :: Bracelet (n.) A piece of defensive armor for the arm.

Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver..

Fend :: Fend (v. i.) To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off..

Fenceful :: Fenceful (a.) Affording defense; defensive.

Barbed :: Barbed (a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form..

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