Definition of chain mail Chain mail
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What does chain mail mean?
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| chain mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings | ||
| ring mail, mail, chain armor, 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 | ||
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