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noun
A type of personal armour constructed as series of metallic rings sewn to a fabric or leather foundation, assumed by the Victorians to have been used in the Middle Ages, but now generally thought not to have existed historically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: fantasy
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Synonyms: ring armour, ring armor
Antonyms: none provided
History
From ring + mail.
