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RING ARMOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ring armor mean? 

RING ARMOR (noun)
  The noun RING ARMOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: RING ARMOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RING ARMOR (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 ("ring armor" 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 "ring armor"):

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)


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