habergeon

British  

/ ˈhæbədʒən /

noun

1. a light sleeveless coat of mail worn in the 14th century under the plated hauberk

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Etymology

Origin of habergeon

C14: from Old French haubergeon a little _hauberk

Example Sentences

He was dressed in the infantry habergeon in which he had insisted on fighting.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

“You were far better to come,” he urged, struggling into the habergeon like a footballer putting on bis jersey.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The habergeon was rolled in a tight bundle.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Thus Chaucer, in the Prologue to his "Canterbury Tales," says of his knight's dress,   "Of fustian he wered a gipon   Alle besmotred with his habergeon."

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by Prescott, William Hickling

Chaucer’s Sir Thopas must always be cited for the defences of this age, the hero wearing the quilted haketon next his shirt, and over that the habergeon, a lesser hawberk of chain mail.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various