Mail.
1. (Weaving.) One of the small brass eyes through which the end or worsted yarn passes in a Brussels carpet-loom, and by which it is lifted in order to form the loop which distinguishes the surface of that variety of carpet. See Brusselscarpet.
2. (Nautical.) A device consisting of interwoven rings, like mail-armor, used for rubbing off the loose fibers on cordage.
3. (Armor.) A flexible armor of rings or scales, covering the body or body and limbs, according to its extent.