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Noun: chain armor  cheyn aar-mur
Usage: US (elsewhere: chain armour)
  1. (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
    "The knight wore chain armor to protect himself in battle";
    - chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armour [Brit, Cdn], ring armor [US], ring armour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: chain armors

Type of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Chain armor