plate mail
plate mail noun: brigandine.
Noun
plate mail (uncountable)
- Brigandine.
- Of mail there are two forts, viz. chain and plate mail. 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[…]1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature
- Crusaders all wear light plate mail or a chain mail and plate mail mix.2010 November 21, Joseph Barresi, Gods of Arator Volume 1 the Gods of Life, midnightrise, →ISBN, page 71
Examples of plate mail in a sentence
- The first armor, flexible chain mail with gambesons (a quilted garment worn under the mail), was far more effective than the later plate mail.2011, Vic Hurley, Arrows Against Steel: The History of the Bow and how it Forever Changed Warfare, Cerberus Books, →ISBN, page 25:
- […] however, his legs are completely covered by plate mail.2014 May 5, Eduard Wagner, Zoroslava Drobná, Jan Durdík, Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 30:
Forms of plate mail
| alternative form | platemail |
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Questions about plate mail
- What does plate mail mean?
- Plate mail means brigandine.
- How do you use plate mail in a sentence?
- The first armor, flexible chain mail with gambesons (a quilted garment worn under the mail), was far more effective than the later plate mail.
- What part of speech is plate mail?
- Plate mail is a noun.
Words near plate mail in the dictionary
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