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chainmail

/tʃˈeɪnmeɪl/ noun

Alternative spelling of chain mail.

Word Origin Chainmail combines chain from Latin catena 'fetter' and mail from Latin macula 'mesh, spot' — so it's literally 'chain mesh.' The macula root is surprising: it also gives us immaculate (spotless, without stain) and macular (relating to spots). Chain comes from catena, which also gives us concatenate (chain together). So chainmail is armor made of interlinked metal rings, a mesh of chains.

noun Alternative spelling of chain mail. countable

The medieval knight wore chainmail armor for protection in battle.

(名词) 锁子甲 【锁子甲（chain mail的另一种拼写）】

中世纪骑士穿着锁子甲盔甲在战斗中保护自己。

(sustantivo) cota de malla; cota de mallas; armadura de malla [Ortografía alternativa de chain mail.]

El caballero medieval llevaba una armadura de cota de malla para protegerse en batalla.

(nom) cotte de mailles [Variante orthographique de « chain mail » : cotte de mailles, armure souple formée d'anneaux métalliques entrelacés.]

Le chevalier médiéval portait une cotte de mailles pour se protéger au combat.

(Substantiv) Kettenpanzer; Kettenrüstung [Alternative Schreibweise von **chain mail**; ein aus ineinandergreifenden Metallringen bestehender Körperschutz, der im Mittelalter von Kriegern getragen wurde.]

Der mittelalterliche Ritter trug eine Rüstung aus **chainmail** zum Schutz im Kampf.

(名詞) 「chain mail」の別のつづり方。

中世の騎士は戦闘での防御のため、鎖帷子（くさりかたびら）の鎧を着用していた。

(substantivo) cota de malha [Grafia alternativa de chain mail (cota de malha).]

O cavaleiro medieval usava armadura de cota de malha para proteção na batalha.

Synonyms: mail chain armor ring mail hauberk armor
Word parts: chain + mail

Related words

unchain enchain macular immaculate immaculately immaculateness

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