chain armor
Example Sentences
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When they went out to battle, they wore helmets shaped like the head of some ravenous beast, and their bodies were protected by coats of chain armor made of iron rings.
From Introductory American History by Henry Eldridge Bourne
Prominent among the worshippers are seen side by side the cerulean figure of the khan, and the colonel in all the bravery of his military trappings, his chain armor glistening brightly in the waning sunlight.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens
At length, approaching the far bank, Robin espied a knight, clad in chain armor and very merry.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
By the Three Kings!" cried the Count, "this youth, if I may venture to call him so, has bound me to him with bands stronger than chain armor.
From The Sword Maker by Robert Barr
"If Liz was my girl and I was to sneak out to a dance coupled up with an Annie, I'd want a suit of chain armor on under my gladsome rags, all right."
From The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million by O. Henry