Difference between revisions of "Chain mail"

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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
chainmail;iron mail;mail; Kettenhemd (Deut.); Panzerhemd (Deut.); malinkolder (Ned.)
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chainmail; iron mail; mail; Kettenhemd (Deut.); Panzerhemd (Deut.); maliënkolder (Ned.)
  
 
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "chain mail." Encyclopdia Britannica. 26 Sept. 2004 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "chain mail." Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 Sept. 2004 .
  
  
  
 
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Description

A flexible metal fabric made with joined metal links or rings. Chain mail was used as protective body armor since Roman times.

Synonyms and Related Terms

chainmail; iron mail; mail; Kettenhemd (Deut.); Panzerhemd (Deut.); maliënkolder (Ned.)

Additional Images


Authority

  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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