mail

IPA(Pronunciation)

/meɪl/

Noun

uncountable usually obsolete rare

(uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together. / (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.

Japanese Meaning

鎖帷子（チェーンメイル）：金属の輪や板が連結して作られる防具。 / 船舶で、綴じられた環が互いに連結され、ロープの余分な麻や白いコードを擦り落とすために用いられる装置。

What is this buttons?

The knight's mail clinked softly as he crossed the courtyard.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

騎士の鎖帷子は中庭を横切るときにかすかに金属音を立てた。

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Sense（1）

(uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.

"That's funny looking mail, Sire," said Eustace.

"Aye, lad," said Tirian. "No Narnian dwarf smithied that. […]

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Sense（2）

(nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.

Sense（3）

Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.

We […] strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.

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Sense（4）

(obsolete, rare) A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.

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