coats of mail

Variant of coat of mail

coat of mail definition

coat of mail

a sleeved protective garment made of interlinked metal rings or overlapping plates

Etymology: transl. of Fr cotte de mailles, lit., coat of meshes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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