chain mail
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chain mail
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The best silver outfits glimpsed so far: a guy in a glittery mariachi suit, a woman dressed as an alien superstar, and a dude in full chain mail.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023
The late Renaissance came to life in knave overalls with blousy tops, sequined skirts that suggested chain mail armor and tapestry detailing on jacket sleeves.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023
Social media posts and chain mail, meanwhile, falsely claimed that Pavel was planning a general mobilization.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023
A very fine drawing on blue paper, lent from the Met, shows the care he lavished on the plate armor: soft ripples of the chain mail, a shimmer of light on the greaves.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022
Above his head, the coloured beam of light fell upon a small and primitive piece of tapestry—a picture of some knights in chain mail, with nose guards on their painted helmets, chasing a boar.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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