The stiffened form was a ghastly object to behold, being literally encased in an armour-like shell of frozen, claret-coloured snow.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference

Trussed tightly into restricting layers of cloth before the heavy, armour-like wedding kimono was wrapped around her, the young woman stoically endured the cer-emony and its aftermath with a bravery Senjin found as admirable as it was foolish.    From Wordnik.com.  [The White Ninja]

Women in the 80's adorned themselves in vivid colour and clad their shoulders in armour-like padding...the term "power dressing" was hence coined to describe women's clothing and fashion as a whole being significant of something other than attracting a man.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fashion and Feminism] Reference

But he noted that the cable would be buried in sediment and given armour-like protection where needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections.    From Wordnik.com.  [Metamorphosis] Reference

Two ponderous policemen were conducting between them a woman dressed as if for the stage, in a short, white, satiny skirt reaching to the knees, pink stockings, and a sort of sleeveless bodice bright with relucent, armour-like scales.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whirligigs] Reference