Definition of chain mail
: flexible armor of interlinked metal rings
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Crackpot ideas spread through chain mail and weird newsletters.
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Case in point: Charlene of Monaco, who made a splash at Versace’s Spring 2018 show in a chain mail dress.
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Think: a dress boldly jacquarded with flowers, a chain mail-like top or an assertive bejeweled cross.
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He was flanked by men posing as soldiers, clad in reproduction chain mail and brandishing scimitars.
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The letter made its way around the internet for years and is still around as chain mail.
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First Known Use of chain mail
1822
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Definition of chain mail for English Language Learners
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: a kind of protective clothing (called armor) that is made up of many tiny metal rings that are linked together and that was worn by knights and soldiers in the Middle Ages
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See words that rhyme with chain mail Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about chain mail
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