 The linen fabric was reinforced by a metal sheet around the waist, usually in a scale mail style, over a leather or felt cloth called "zoma" (ζῶμα) (Il.23.683, 4.216, Od.14.482).Metal plates or flaps called "pteryges" (πτέρυγες) were protecting various parts of the body (Xenophon, Anabasis 4.7.15).