What does "ringmail" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "ringmail"?

Common synonyms include: ring armor, ring armour.

Ringmail

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Noun

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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. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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ring armor ring armour

Etymology

From ring + mail.

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