Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ringmail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ring-mail
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of personal armour constructed as series of metallic rings sewn to a fabric or leather foundation, assumed by the Victorians to have been used in the Middle Ages, but now generally thought not to have existed historically.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ring + mail.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ringmails (plural) ring mail (alternative)

Synonyms

ring armour ring armor

Questions

What does ringmail mean?
A type of personal armour constructed as series of metallic rings sewn to a fabric or leather foundation, assumed by the Victorians to have been used in the Middle Ages, but now generally thought not to have existed historically.
Where does ringmail come from?
From ring + mail.

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