chain armour

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Noun

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chain armour - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings chain armor, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mail body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body 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 Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance