chain armor
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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 Stevens, Thomas
At the head of them was a tall, slender knight clad in light chain armor, his head covered only by a steel cap or bascinet.
From Otto of the Silver Hand by Pyle, Howard
The next moment the ram butted into the Brooklyn's starboard gangway; but she was so effectually protected by chain armor that the Manassas glanced off and disappeared in the darkness.
From Elsie at Viamede by Finley, Martha
There's a look in that cool, greenish eye that sheds Cupid's darts like chain armor.
From Kildares of Storm by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein
If we avoid sympathy and wrap ourselves round in a cold chain armor of selfishness, we exclude ourselves from many of the greatest and purest joys of life.
From The Pleasures of Life by Lubbock, John, Sir