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chain mail
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chain mail
(noun)
chain mail
noun
chain mail
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHAIN MAIL
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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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