hauberk
a long defensive shirt, usually of mail, extending to the knees; byrnie.
Origin of hauberk
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How to use hauberk in a sentence
If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThrice—De Valmont's guard shivered as a rush—through shield, hauberk, gorget cleft the Vikings' blade.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThen the flap of the tent dashed aside, and forth strode a figure in silvered casque and hauberk.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisYou, poor imbecile, who carry under your hauberk four relics blessed by the Pope!
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueHe wore no armor save the Valencia hauberk beneath his mantle; but Trenchefer was girded to his side.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
British Dictionary definitions for hauberk
/ (ˈhɔːbɜːk) /
a long coat of mail, often sleeveless
Origin of hauberk
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