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coat of mail
noun
a long defensive garment made of interlinked metal rings; hauberk; byrnie.
coat of mail
noun
a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coat of mail1
Example Sentences
The coats of mail, the helmets, the lances, pikes, bows and arrows were being put in order, and the great two-handed sword hung on the wall.
One smote Frodo between the shoulders and he lurched forward with a cry, letting go his paddle: but the arrow fell back, foiled by his hidden coat of mail.
“Look at the amazing workmanship on this,” Mr. Garly said, fingering the interlocking metal rings on a coat of mail.
His coat of mail hung lose from his stooping shoulders.
Crimson silk draped his hindquarters, over a coat of mail.
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