byrnie

Noun

Meaning

a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hauberk mail habergeon brigandine camail chain mail chain armour ringmail

Hypernyms

mail chain mail chain armour chain armor ring armor ring armour

Anagrams

Birney briney

Examples

Other historians claim instead that the Carolingian byrnie was nothing more than a coat of mail, but longer and perhaps heavier than traditional early medieval mail. Source: Internet

Thomas Dunne Books, 2005, p. 82 indicate that: There is some dispute among historians as to what exactly constituted the Carolingian byrnie. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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