[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cataphract \cat"aphract\ ka^t".afra^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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cataphract
     n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body syn: body
         armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour,
          coat of mail
see also:
body armor body armour suit of armor suit of armour coat of mail 

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