a defensive habit, wherewith to cover and secure the body from the attacks of an enemy. In ancient statutes this is frequently called harness. A complete armour anciently consisted of a casque or helm, a gorget, cuirass, gauntlets, tasses, brassets, cuisses, and covers for the legs, to which the spurs were fastened. This formed armour cap-a-pie, and was used by the cavaliers and men-at-arms. The infantry had only part of it, viz., a pot or head-piece, a cuirass, and tasses; but all light. Lastly, the horses themselves had their armour, wherewith to cover the head and neck. Of all this furniture of war, scarce anything is now retained except the cuirass and helmet; the gorget or neck-piece, which was latterly a mere ornament, and of no defence, being no longer used.—See Meyrick's Ancient Armour.