chain mail

noun

: flexible armor of interlinked metal rings

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The beginning of the show’s second season sees Rhaenyra at a point of great loss, adopting a more black palette with a textured fabric that resembles scales (like a dragon’s might), or even chain mail. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 June 2024 Related Articles In one image, the musician is wearing a bodysuit with a deer print and chain mail while doing the splits. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 1 July 2024 For Holiday this was recent history, to us as distant as chain mail and apothecaries. Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 Nothing short of chain mail seems to stop the barbs, but wrapping heavy metal around your feet would drastically increase the risk of drowning. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chain mail 

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chain mail was in 1783

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“Chain mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20mail. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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