Antonia  +  130677 Thu, 25 Aug 05 06:31 PM Hello! Can you please tell me what is it '' fake chain-mail underwear''? Thank you p.s. it's in the context of actor's costume, actor playing Claudius (Hamlet). It looks as its meaning is ironical. Antonia Joined on Fri, Mar 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,266

	Clive  +  130686 Thu, 25 Aug 05 07:00 PM Hi, Briefly, chain-mail is a flexible form of armour, made by joining small rings of metal. That woild make uncomfortable underwear. I think the reference is probably meant as ironic humour: 'the actor's chainmail costume looks and fits a bit like he is just wearing underwear'.  Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,585 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	MrPedantic  +  131066 Fri, 26 Aug 05 11:45 PM Or perhaps a 'marital aid'. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	julielai  +  131274 Sat, 27 Aug 05 05:58 PM I hope there's no such thing as "platemail underwear". julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Senior Member 3,827 Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai)

	MrPedantic  +  131341 Sat, 27 Aug 05 11:56 PM  Antonia wrote: Whatever that is How careless of me. I meant 'martial aid', of course. MrPedantic

	MrPedantic  +  131602 Sun, 28 Aug 05 11:59 PM Well, on reflection, it might be used for both, of course. Perhaps simultaneously. (Not that I mean to intrude on what other members do in the privacy of their own homes.) MrP MrPedantic