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chain

A unit of measurement formerly used in surveying and still seen in deeds with old property descriptions.One chain equals 66 feet.

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While standing on a platform 20 feet in the air, Blaine will wear a Farraday suit, a suit of stainless-steel chain mail that acts as an electric conductor but also protects him from any of the danger the electric current produces.

David Blaine Stands In Center Of 'Million Volts;' Stream Blaine's Newest Stunt Live

With sweat filling my eyes, chain mail squeezing my pits and an enormous wooden shield spanking my biceps, I was given my marching orders.

Gladiator ready; Gear up for day as a Roman soldier

An onlooker said: "It was odd to see Russell in sunglasses, with everyone else in chain mail and armour.

Here comes Ray-Ban Hood

Medieval knights donned quilted clothing under their chain mail, while early colonists transformed the time-honored tradition into a way of life by piecing together quilts to guard against the cold New World winters.

Quilting: a stitch in time: the venerable craft continues to thrive, with a new legion of devotees

A splinter of wood from a lance flew up through the eye slit of the man's helmet, penetrated chain mail and went into his eye socket.

BRITAIN: Jouster dies in TV stunt tragedy

Norman describes how the function of the military changed from the beginnings of feudalism with the early Lombards and Franks, moving to the Vikings and Saxons, getting down to such details as how chain mail was actually made and used.

The medieval soldier. (reprint, 1971)

Guest," 2004-, a series of small sheets of chain mail that mold themselves to the contours of their situation, draws on the rigorous but open-ended formal experimentation of forebears such as Eva Hesse and Barry Le Va but also sees the artist recuperate elements of her own earlier works made of similar materials.

Liz Larner: Regen Projects

They included the names of all the actors, producers, editors, gaffers, grips, best boys, dialect coaches, steelworkers, wig makers, horse-makeup artists, horseshoers, and even the two guys in charge of the chain mail.

Extra credit, at a theater near you

Wellington offered street parades with Maori warriors, 100,000 cheering fans and the prime minister in Tolkienesque chain mail for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Outwellington'ed

Just as important is an email policy that prevents the waste of employee time and computer resources due to junk mail, spam, chain mail, and other frivolous or nonproductive mail.

End Email Chaos: An Introduction To Email Data Management

He then realized that the protein rings might not just chemically bond to each other but might also physically interlink like the metal rings of chain mail.