chain mail
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chain mail
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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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
By freeze-framing the silent version of “Robin Hood,” Zophres deduced that an open-weave knit coated with metallic paint stood in for chain mail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 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
And now the lords Bran glimpsed were tall and hard, stern men in fur and chain mail.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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