Work made of chains or involving chains; a pattern or structure resembling interlocked chains.
From English 'chain' + 'work' (from Old English 'weorc'). A general term that appeared in multiple contexts from textiles to metalwork.
Medieval chainwork on armor was an engineering marvel—each tiny ring overlapped and riveted to create flexible protection that stopped swords, a design so good that knights wore it for centuries.
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