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BYRNIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does byrnie mean?
• BYRNIE (noun)
The noun BYRNIE has 1 sense:
1. a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
Familiarity information: BYRNIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
byrnie; hauberk
Hypernyms ("byrnie" is a kind of...):
chain armor; chain armour; chain mail; mail; ring armor; ring armour; ring mail ((Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings)
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