In a dream it signifies protection from enemies.
Whoever sees that he is weaving a coat of mail is building a fortress.
Whoever sees that he has a coat of mail on, it is a fortress.
Whoever sees that he put on a coat of mail will obtain great authority over a fortified district, will be safe from dismissal, and will be saved from every grief. If he is a merchant, it is a bounty that will come to him from a slack trade, and safety and protection. If it is a friend, he is a generous man who helps whoever seeks his help and protects whoever takes refuge with him. It is a son who spares his father his burdens, a man of might and strength. It is also, for one who wears it, a blessing he obtains from a man such as I have described, who protects him in good times and bad, and he will escape the plot of the plotter.
Whoever sees that he is wearing an iron coat of mail, it is the fortification of his religion. It is said that whoever puts on a coat of mail will obtain wealth and dominion. The coat of mail signifies safety from fear and the protection of one's wife, wealth and benefit. For a woman, the coat of mail [dir', also a woman's shift] is a face-veil or a husband who covers her. The coat of mail is the attainment of great authority. Wearing the coat of mail signifies a supporting brother or a compassionate son. It is said the coat of mail is wealth and dominion. It is said that whatever weapons cover, such as the shield, the helmet, the cuirass, the breastplate and the greave, signify garments of clothing. Iron arm-guards are men among his relatives: whoever sees arm-guards on himself will be strengthened at the hands of a man among his relatives; it is said he will accompany two strong, great men; the interpretation may fall on his son and his brother.
Whoever sees iron arm-guards on himself, it is a son and strength on a journey.