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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 rings
Familiarity information: RING ARMOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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