chain-armour
1chain armour — noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings • Syn: ↑chain mail, ↑ring mail, ↑mail, ↑chain armor, ↑ring armor, ↑ring armour • Topics: ↑Mid …
2chain mail — noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings • Syn: ↑ring mail, ↑mail, ↑chain armor, ↑chain armour, ↑ring armor, ↑ring armour • Topics: ↑ …
3Chain — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical purpose. b something resembling this (formed a human chain). 2 (in pl.) a fetters used to confine prisoners. b any restraining force. 3 a sequence,… …
4chain — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical purpose. b something resembling this (formed a human chain). 2 (in pl.) a fetters used to confine prisoners. b any restraining force. 3 a sequence,… …
5chain armor — noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings • Syn: ↑chain mail, ↑ring mail, ↑mail, ↑chain armour, ↑ring armor, ↑ring armour • Topics: ↑M …
6chain mail — ► NOUN historical ▪ armour made of small metal rings linked together …
7armour — /ahr meuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. armor. Usage. See our. * * * or body armour Protective clothing that can shield the wearer from weapons and projectiles. By extension, armour is also protective covering for animals, vehicles, and so on. Prehistoric… …
8Armour — /ahr meuhr/, n. Philip Danforth /dan fawrth, fohrth/, 1832 1901, U.S. meat packing industrialist. * * * or body armour Protective clothing that can shield the wearer from weapons and projectiles. By extension, armour is also protective covering… …
9chain mail — Armor. mail2 (def. 1). [1815 25] * * * or mail Form of body armour worn by European knights and other medieval warriors. An early form, made by sewing iron rings to fabric or leather, was worn in late Roman times and may have originated in Asia.… …
10armour — (BrE) (AmE armor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, heavy, thick ▪ light ▪ body ▪ police officers in full body armour …
