parade armor

noun

1. ornamented armor worn only for ceremonial purposes.

Example Sentences

The main character here is his parade armor.

From New York Times

He endowed the gold damascened parade armor of Emmanuel Philiberto of Savoy with a density of inspection that makes you feel you could lift it off the canvas if the prince were not wearing it.

From Time Magazine Archive

The battle-dented, brutally functional field armor of the 14th century; the intricately inlaid and painted parade armor of the 16th.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, as Washington's National Gallery admitted ordinary visitors to its showing of the family treasures of Austria's Habsburgs, there were plenty of such rich and marvelous knickknacks for folks to goggle at. including jeweled goblets, an emerald cream jar, embossed parade armor, even a nine-lb. golden salt cellar wrought by Benvenuto Cellini.

From Time Magazine Archive