Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun byrnie

1 sense of byrnie

Sense 1
hauberk, byrnie -- (a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor)
       => chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour -- ((Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings)