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View synonyms for coat of mail

coat of mail

noun

  1. a long defensive garment made of interlinked metal rings; hauberk; byrnie.



coat of mail

noun

  1. a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coat of mail1

1480–90; parallel to French cotte de mailles

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