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Noun: chain armour
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: chain armor)
  1. (Middle Ages) flexible armour made of interlinked metal rings
    - chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor [US], ring armor [US], ring armour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: chain armours

Type of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]