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CHAIN MAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
Synonyms:
chain armor; chain armour; chain mail; mail; ring armor; ring armour; ring mail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chain mail" is a kind of...):
body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)
Domain category:
Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chain mail"):
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)
gusset; voider (a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate)
