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chain mails

chain mails is the plural of chain mail.

Meaning of chain mail

Noun (1)

chain mail (usually uncountable, plural chain mails)

  1. (usually) A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.
    • Chain mail is formed by a number of iron rings, each ring having four others inserted into it, the whole exhibiting a kind of net work, with circular meshes, every ring separately rivetted; this kind of mail answers to that worn on the ancient breast plates, whence they were denominated loricæ...1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 11
    Synonyms:
    armor

Noun (2)

chain mail (countable and uncountable, plural chain mails)

  1. (collective, sometimes) A chain letter.

Questions about chain mails

What is chain mails the plural of?
Chain mails is the plural of chain mail.

Words near chain mails in the dictionary

  1. chain letters
  2. chain lightning
  3. chain locker
  4. chain lockers
  5. chain mail
  6. chain mails
  7. chain map
  8. chain maps
  9. chain migration
  10. chain migrations
  11. Chain of Being

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