coat of mail

Noun

Meaning

armor that protects the wearer's whole body

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cataphract body armor suit of armor body armour suit of armour armour buckler breastplate mail shield armor carapace panoply hauberk habergeon

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Antonyms

attack massacre bare hands

Hypernyms

armour armor

Hyponyms

mail cuirass bulletproof vest corselet corslet chain mail

Examples

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A clear conscience is a coat of mail. American Proverb

Link by link the coat of mail is made. French Proverb

The second infantry line, however, wore a lighter coat of mail rather than a solid brass breastplate. Source: Internet

Filled with joy at the reunion, Sigrún kisses him before he can remove his coat of mail, and asks how she can heal him. Source: Internet

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

Close letter words and terms

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