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Habergeon
//ˈha.bə.d͡ʒən// noun
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Noun
- 1 A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk). historical
"Their mightie ſtrokes their haberieons diſmayld, / And naked made each others manly ſpalles; […]"
- 2 (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk wordnet
- 3 The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk. historical
"His quilted habergeon stuffed with cotton, gave him, indeed, an exterior almost herculean. What finally became of this brave belligerent I did not learn; but as he was never shy in exposing his person, it is very probable that[…]"
- 4 A hauberk, any coat of mail, less commonly even a coat of scale armour. broadly
"The defensive armour, or coat of mail of a knight, or man at arms, (also called a hauberk or habergeon,) was[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum.
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