coat of mail

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coat of mail

n. pl. coats of mail

An armored coat made of chain mail, interlinked rings, or overlapping metal plates; a hauberk.

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coat of mail

(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

coat′ of mail′

an armored garment made of chain mail or metal scales.

[1480–90; compare French cotte de mailles]

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Noun

coat of mail - armor that protects the wearer's whole body

body armor, body armour, cataphract, suit of armor, suit of armour

armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard

armor, armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combat

basinet - a medieval steel helmet

brassard - armor plate that protects the arm

breastplate, egis, aegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass

bulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet

cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm

casque - (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor

chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

corselet, corslet - a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece

cubitiere - body armor that protects the elbow

cuirass - medieval body armor that covers the chest and back

cuisse - armor plate that protects the thigh

epauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulder

fauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplate

metal glove, gantlet, gauntlet - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

gorget - armor plate that protects the neck

greave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the knee

helmet - armor plate that protects the head

knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee

nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose

pallette, palette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor

rerebrace, upper cannon - cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm

roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit

skirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waist

sabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel

tasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh

lower cannon, vambrace - cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm

gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate

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Panzer

coat of mail

n → cotta di maglia, giaco

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No, it wasn't a youth, it was a woman, young, and wearing a coat of mail like a knight.

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"I?" said the count, with a smile which petrified the dying man, "when you had just broken your knife against the coat of mail which protected my breast!

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Some wore a corselet of pieces of hard wood laced together with bear grass, so as to form a light coat of mail, pliant to the body; and a kind of casque of cedar bark, leather, and bear grass, sufficient to protect the head from an arrow or war club.

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"Very well," said he; "I shall accompany you; and the adventure appears to me so wonderful, that I shall carry the torch myself." And saying these words, he girded on a short sword, placed a pistol in his belt, disclosing in this movement, which opened his doublet a little, the fine rings of a coat of mail, destined to protect him from the first dagger-thrust of an assassin.