ringmail

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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.

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Meanings

nounringmail (usually uncountable, plural ringmails)

plural ringmails · alternative ring mail

  1. uncountableusuallyfantasyA 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 & antonyms

nounA 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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ring armourring armor

Origin

From ring + mail.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“ringmail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringmail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ringmail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringmail.

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