chain mail

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings. uncountable,usually
    — Chain mail is formed by a number of iron rings, each ring having four others inserted into it, the whole exhibiting a kind of net work, with circular meshes, every ring separately rivetted; this kind of mail answers to that worn on the ancient breast plates, whence they were denominated loricæ hammatæ, from the rings being hooked together.
  2. A chain letter. collective,countable,sometimes,uncountable

词形变化

chain mails plural chainmail alternative chain mails plural

词源

词源 1
chain + mail; attested since the 1780s.
词源 2
From mail.
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