ring mail

A form of ringmail — 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.

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Meanings

nounring mail (usually uncountable, plural ring mails)

plural ring mails

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of ringmail

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

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chain mailmailchain armorchain armourring armorring armour
Broader
body armorbody armoursuit of armor
Also see
chain armourchain mailmail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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