chain armour

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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

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Amongst these are the curious legends which I collected about the chain armour that saved us from destruction in the great battle of Loo, and also about the "Silent Ones" or Colossi at the mouth of the stalactite cave.

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This night twelve men will come: their faces will be black, and they will be dressed in chain armour. They will ask what you do here, but give no answer; and let them do what they will--beat, whip, pinch, prick, or torment you--bear all; only speak not a word, and at twelve o'clock they must go away.

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This chain armour thrown over a printed dress by designer Roma Narsinghani got a huge applause for its technique and style.