CHAIN-ARMOUR

Armour formed of | iron links, much used in the Middle Ages. It was much more flexible than plateh | armour, but more liable to be pierced by -|@ spear-point, It was often worn ander - py (ag It is still used in the interior i a. ©! CHALCE’ DON, an ancient —— ¢ | Minor, over against ve peeememt - }.| nople), near the site of the present Scutari. k | The Council of Chalcedon, held in 451 oe f |} declared its belief in the duality of. } natures united in the one person of ie]. | the doctrine now beld by the vast bulk 4 | Christians. ©} CHALCED’ ONY, a beautifal kind of; | quartz, foundin abundancenearChalcedon, r | and also in other places. It is much uscd s | for making brooches, necklaces, ete. It is. | found in various colours, and some of the {| varieties have separate names, a3 onyx,, | agate, carnelian, and gard. r [s. 95]