gambeson

American

[gam-buh-suhn] / ˈgæm bə sən /

noun

Armor.

a quilted garment worn under mail.

gambeson British

/ ˈɡæmbɪsən /

noun

a quilted and padded or stuffed leather or cloth garment worn under chain mail in the Middle Ages and later as a doublet by men and women

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Etymology

Origin of gambeson

1300–50; Middle English ga ( u ) mbeson a military tunic < Old French gambison, gambeison, probably < Germanic

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