chain mail
See also: chainmail
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From mail.
Noun[edit]
- A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.
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1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 11:
- Chain mail is formed by a number of iron rings, each ring having four others inserted into it, the whole exhibiting a kind of net work, with circular meshes, every ring separately rivetted; this kind of mail answers to that worn on the ancient breast plates, whence they were denominated loricæ hammatæ, from the rings being hooked together.
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Synonyms[edit]
- (armor): mail
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (armor): scale mail
Translations[edit]
a flexible defensive armor
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Etymology 2[edit]
From mail.
Noun[edit]
- Chain letters, taken collectively.
Translations[edit]
chain letters collectively
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See also[edit]
Mail (armour) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia