"loricae squamatae" meaning in English

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          "text": "In distinguishing the various types of loricae modern scholars coined the following names: loricae hamatae (consisting of ring mail), loricae squamatae (made up of small sections of metal sheet, less flexible than the loricae hamatae) and loricae segmentatae (made of strips of iron sheet articulated on leather straps).",
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