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

But they refused, for they recognized the chain armor.

From The Adventures of Kathlyn by MacGrath, Harold

They lived in the pine-trees, and were fine strong fellows, with little cones on their heads, pine needles for swords, and the handsome russet scales for chain armor.

From Lulu's Library, Volume II by Alcott, Louisa May

Here hangs a drawing in color of Bispham as Telramund, in shining chain armor; there a life-size portrait as "Beethoven," and again as himself.

From Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers by Brower, Harriette

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