Armor made from small metal rings linked together into a mesh.  Also known as simply "mail" or "maille."

European garments made with mail are leggings (chausses), mail hoods (coif) and mail mittens (mitons). A mail collar hanging from a helmet is camail or aventail. A mail collar worn strapped around the neck was called a pixane or standard. A shirt made from mail is a hauberk if knee-length and a haubergeon if mid-thigh length.

Japanese chainmail is called [i]kusari[/i] (鎖, lit. "chain") and was used extensively alongside the more distinctive and better known lamellar armors.

h4. See also

* [[List of armor]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Chain mail":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_mail]