ring mail

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Noun1.Ring mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal ringsring mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, mail
body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body
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
Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
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