CHAIN ARMOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chain armour mean? 

• CHAIN ARMOUR (noun)
  The noun CHAIN ARMOUR has 1 sense:

1. (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

  Familiarity information: CHAIN ARMOUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHAIN ARMOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chain armor; chain armour; chain mail; mail; ring armor; ring armour; ring mail

Hypernyms ("chain armour" is a kind of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)

Domain category:

Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chain armour"):

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)

 Context examples 

This night twelve men will come: their faces will be black, and they will be dressed in chain armour.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)