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noun
A defensive garment made of metal scales or interlinked metal rings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
armor that protects the wearer's whole body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, cataphract
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: armor, armour
Narrower terms: bulletproof vest, chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour, corselet, corslet, cuirass
History
Calque of French cotte de mailles.
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
