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coat of mail

, coat + of + mail.
Searchable Lemmata: cote (AF), cote (ME), coat of mail (MdE).
Alternate Forms: cote de maille, cote of mayle.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Armour; armour for the upper body; generally a fabric or leather jacket or similar, covered in mail-rings or metal plates.(circa 1415 still in current use)
1. ma petite cote de maille Accounts. [AND Reg Chich (ii 65) 1414/1443]
2. 1490 (1885) They wered alwayes theyr cote of mayle all rousty vpon theyr doubelettes. Romance. [OED Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (iv. 117) 1490]
AF, ME, MdE.
Sex: Male    Use: Military    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, AF compound phrase, cote (see coat) + de + maille(s) 'mail'; the English is an exact parallel formation/translation.
WF: Compound
Etym Cog:
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