Armistice
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Armistice. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the term given to a truce cavaliers and men or suspension of hostilities between two fantry had only armies or nations at war, by mutual conhead - piece, a cuirass sent. It sometimes occurs owing to the them made light. exhaustion of both parties; at other mor which covered times it is had recourse to with a view to arrange terms of peace. It may be Of all this equipment anything is now either general or partial; the former, be- , the latter, limited , as between two a besieged fortress The former ordina- , but the latter the commanders of . See WORLD WAR. formerly applied to as served to defend BLACK LINE 15 BATTLE LINE ON ARMISTICE DAY GERMAN HEADQUARTERS SPA MARCHE LONGWY RIV.C VERDUN STMIHIEL COMMERCY 1918. wounds or to annoy the was divided into two offensive. A comarmor anciently or helm, a gorget, , tasses, brassets, for the legs, to which fastened. This was pie, and was worn by - at - arms. The inpart of it, viz., a pot or and tasses; all of The horses had arthe head and neck. of war scarcely retained except, in a few cases, the cuirass. One of the few picturesque features of the World War was the revival of the use of armor in other protective devices of metal. 외 ১০০ 55000 0000000 ITALIAN ARMOR, 1460 The word is applied to the metal protection given to ships of war, usually . the employment of steel helmets, and consisting of super-carbonized steel or nickel steel. See ARMOR PLATES.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
a military term. The literal meaning of the word is a standing still or rest of arms. An armistice may be a suspension of hostilities for a few hours in order to hold a parley or bury the dead; or it may be protracted indefinitely with a view to the negotiation of peace. During an armistice it is a point of military honor that neither party shall take steps to render its position stronger at the close than it was at the beginning. At such a time it is considered dishonorable to repair fortifications, dig trenches, or anything of the sort. An armistice may be agreed upon between two commanders on the field of battle, or between two governments. In either case, the territory and the length of time are specified carefully. 2026 Editor's Note: One armistice eclipsed all others: the one signed in a railway carriage that silenced the guns of the First World War at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918 . That moment became Armistice Day — now Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in America — marked each year by a two-minute silence and the red poppy. (Ed: BR 2026-06-11)