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chain armor - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings | ||
chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour | ||
body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour armor that protects the wearer's whole body | ||
dark ages, middle ages the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance | ||
brigandine a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth | ||
habergeon (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk | ||
byrnie, hauberk a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor |