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    CHAIN MAIL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal ringsplay

    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)

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