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ringmail

ringmail noun: a type of personal armour constructed as series of metallic rings sewn to a fabric or leather foundation, assumed by the Victorians to have been used in the Middle Ages, but now generally thought not to have existed historically.

Noun

ringmail (usually uncountable, plural ringmails)

  1. (usually) A type of personal armour constructed as series of metallic rings sewn to a fabric or leather foundation, assumed by the Victorians to have been used in the Middle Ages, but now generally thought not to have existed historically.
    Synonyms:
    ring armour, ring armor

Synonyms of ringmail

  • ring armour
  • ring armor

Forms of ringmail

pluralringmails
alternative formring mail

Origin of ringmail

From ring + mail.

Questions about ringmail

What does ringmail mean?
Ringmail means a type of personal armour constructed as series of metallic rings sewn to a fabric or leather foundation, assumed by the Victorians to have been used in the Middle Ages, but now generally thought not to have existed historically.
What part of speech is ringmail?
Ringmail is a noun.
What is the plural of ringmail?
The plural of ringmail is ringmails.

Words near ringmail in the dictionary

  1. ringlety
  2. ringlight
  3. ringlights
  4. ringlike
  5. ringling
  6. ringmail
  7. ringmails
  8. ringmaking
  9. ringman
  10. ringmaster
  11. ringmastered

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