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Definition of Coat of mail
1. Noun. Armor that protects the wearer's whole body.
Terms within: Armet, Basinet, Brassard, Aegis, Breastplate, Egis, Cannon, Casque, Cubitiere, Cuisse, Epauliere, Fauld, Gantlet, Gauntlet, Metal Glove, Gorget, Greave, Jambeau, Helmet, Knee Piece, Nosepiece, Palette, Pallette, Rerebrace, Upper Cannon, Roundel, Skirt Of Tasses, Sabaton, Solleret, Tasse, Tasset, Tuille, Lower Cannon, Vambrace, Gusset, Voider
Generic synonyms: Armor, Armour
Specialized synonyms: Bulletproof Vest, Chain Armor, Chain Armour, Chain Mail, Mail, Ring Armor, Ring Armour, Ring Mail, Corselet, Corslet, Cuirass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coat Of Mail
Literary usage of Coat of mail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1881)
"(1) To throw. Hant». (2) Surly ¡ easily provoked. Norf. COAT-OF-PLATE. A coat of
mail made of several pieces of metal attached to each other by wires. ..."
2. The five great monarchies of the ancient Eastern world; or, The history by George Rawlinson (1871)
"The Assyrian coat of mail, like the Egyptian,10 had commonly a short sleeve,
extending about half way down to the elbow. This was either composed of scales ..."
3. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"... who hoped by their treachery to save their own lives; that they were able to
distinguish him from the others by reason of the coat of mail which he wore ..."
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