chain mail

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

Protective covering made of interlinked metal rings.

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Examples (10)

  • The knight wore a heavy suit of chain mail under his plate armor.
  • Crafting a single chain mail shirt required thousands of interlinked steel rings.
  • The museum displayed a perfectly preserved Viking chain mail tunic.
  • In the fantasy novel, the hero's enchanted chain mail could deflect magical attacks.
  • Arrows could sometimes penetrate chain mail, especially at close range.
  • The historical reenactor demonstrated how to properly don a chain mail hauberk.
  • He felt the cold weight of the chain mail settle on his shoulders.
  • Archaeologists found rusted fragments of chain mail at the medieval battle site.
  • A chain mail coif protected the warrior's head and neck from blades.
  • The blacksmith specialized in repairing and creating custom-fitted chain mail.