habergeon

British

/ ˈhæbədʒən /

noun

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

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

From Literature

No helm nor habergeon may resist his sword.

From Project Gutenberg

The moment he did so, the forester stepped out upon the opposite bank, and daring Timias to move another step, threw a dart at him, which struck his habergeon.

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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.

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Their arrows went fast, without any let, And many shot they throughout; Through habergeon, breastplate, and bassinet.

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