coat of mail
Noun
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Armor that protects the wearer's whole body (synset 102865388)
subtypes:
- bulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
- chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
- corselet, corslet - a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece
- cuirass - medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
has:- armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard
- basinet - a medieval steel helmet
- brassard - armor plate that protects the arm
- aegis, breastplate, egis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
- cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- casque - (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
- cubitiere - body armor that protects the elbow
- cuisse - armor plate that protects the thigh
- epauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulder
- fauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplate
- gantlet, gauntlet, metal glove - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
- gorget - armor plate that protects the neck
- greave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the knee
- helmet - armor plate that protects the head
- knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee
- nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose
- palette, pallette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
- rerebrace, upper cannon - cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm
- roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
- skirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waist
- sabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel
- tasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
- tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh
- lower cannon, vambrace - cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
- gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
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