chain mail

noun

: flexible armor of interlinked metal rings

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Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 For his tour, Sivan wore a metallic chain mail jumpsuit and a matching bandanna around his neck. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024 But a new form of chain mail has arrived — an impersonal form, shared to a broad audience on social media. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 Sean had been pulling images and there was one with this chain mail dress. Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chain mail 

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jan. 2025.

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