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chain mail
chain mailn. Flexible armor made of joined metal links or scales.chain mail n (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) another term for mail21 mail1 (meɪl)
n. 1. letters, packages, etc., sent or delivered by the postal service. 2. a single collection or delivery of such postal matter. 3. Also, mails. the system, usu. operated by the government, for sending or delivering such postal matter. 4. a conveyance used as a carrier of mail. 5. e-mail. adj. 6. of or pertaining to mail. v.t. 7. to send by mail. [1175–1225; orig. reference to the bag containing letters; compare earlier mail bag, satchel, Middle English male < Old French malle < Frankish] mail2 (meɪl)
n. 1. flexible armor of metal rings or plates. 2. any protective armor, as the shell of certain animals. v.t. 3. to clothe or arm with mail. [1250–1300; Middle English maille one of the rings of which such armor was composed] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  chain mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal ringschain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mailbody armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole bodybrigandine - a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or clothhabergeon - (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberkbyrnie, hauberk - a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armorgusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plateDark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
Translationschain (tʃein) noun1. a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another. The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck. 鏈條 链条2. a series. a chain of events. 一連串 一连串，一系列 verb to fasten or bind with chains. The prisoner was chained to the wall. 用鏈條栓住 用链条栓住chain mail armour made of iron links. 鎖子甲 锁子甲chain store one of a series of shops (often department stores) under the same ownership. 連鎖商店 连锁商店Chain Mail
Chain Mail defensive armor made of interlinked iron rings. The most important part was a shirt (the hauberk), usually with short sleeves; a camail made of chain mail completed the combat headgear, consisting of the helmet and a hood. Leggings and gloves of iron rings were also made for combat. Chain mail was light and flexible enough to make the warrior quite mobile. The first examples of chain mail date from the first millennium B.C. in Assyria. Later it was widespread in the Orient, especially Iran and the neighboring countries, and in the basin of the Mediterranean Sea, including ancient Rome and the northern littoral of the Black Sea (the Sarmatians). During the Crusades chain mail became widespread in Western Europe. In Russia chain mail was the main type of defensive armor, and many examples have been found in burial mounds from the tenth century (Gnezdovo mounds and the Black Grave). Chain mail was made by special artisans. In the late 17th century, because of the widespread use and improvement of firearms, chain mail fell out of use. LegalSeeMailFinancialSeechainchain mail
Synonyms for chain mailnoun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal ringsSynonyms- chain armor
- chain armour
- ring armor
- ring armour
- ring mail
- mail
Related Words- body armor
- body armour
- cataphract
- coat of mail
- suit of armor
- suit of armour
- brigandine
- habergeon
- byrnie
- hauberk
- gusset
- voider
- Dark Ages
- Middle Ages
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