swordproof

English

Etymology

sword +‎ -proof

Adjective

swordproof (comparative more swordproof, superlative most swordproof)

  1. Resistant to blows of a sword.
    • 1594, Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, London: William Jones,
      Vnlesse his brest be sword proofe he shall die.
    • 1660, Francis Brooke (translator), The World Surveyed by Vincent le Blanc, London: John Starkey, Part 3, Chapter 2, p. 332,
      They are dextrous archers, and seldom misse their mark, their bow[s] ten or twelve foot long, and their arrows will pierce a corselet good sword proof […]
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