Noun: chain mail cheyn meyl
- (Middle Ages) flexible armour made of interlinked metal rings
"The knight wore chain mail to protect himself in battle";
- ring mail, mail, chain armor [US], chain armour [Brit, Cdn], ring armor [US], ring armour [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Chain mail