coat of mail
noun
a long defensive garment made of interlinked metal rings; hauberk; byrnie.
Origin of coat of mail
1480–90; parallel to French
cotte de mailles
Words nearby coat of mail
coat card,
coat dress,
coat flower,
coat hanger,
coat of arms,
coat of mail,
coat of many colors,
coat protein,
coat tree,
coat-of-mail shell,
coat-tail
Example sentences from the Web for coat of mail
British Dictionary definitions for coat of mail
coat of mail
noun
a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk