cataphract(n = noun.artifact) body armor, body armour, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body;
is a kind of armor, armour
has parts: armet, basinet, brassard, aegis, breastplate, egis, cannon, casque, cubitiere, cuisse, epauliere, fauld, gantlet, gauntlet, metal glove, gorget, greave, jambeau, helmet, knee piece, nosepiece, palette, pallette, rerebrace, upper cannon, roundel, skirt of tasses, sabaton, solleret, tasse, tasset, tuille, lower cannon, vambrace, gusset, voider
has particulars: bulletproof vest, chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, corselet, corslet, cuirass

1.  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." [1913 Webster]

3.  The armor or plate covering some fishes. [1913 Webster]