hauberk

American  

[haw-burk] / ˈhɔ bɜrk /

noun

Armor.

1. a long defensive shirt, usually of mail, extending to the knees; byrnie.

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hauberk British  

/ ˈhɔːbɜːk /

noun

1. a long coat of mail, often sleeveless

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Etymology

Origin of hauberk

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French hauberc, earlier halberc < Frankish *halsberg, equivalent to *hals neck ( hawse ) + *berg protection ( harbor ); cognate with Old High German halsberc Old English healsbeorg, Old Norse halsbjǫrg

Example Sentences

On tournament day, to the king’s great chagrin, Each one left his hauberk behind at the inn.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

"I've been working on a chain-mail hauberk," he says, walking in the mountains above his parents' house.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beside the bed, still dressed in mail hauberk and travel-stained cloak, sat her father's brother, the Black- fish.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

His girth required Donal Noye to take apart a mail hauberk and refit it with leather panels at the sides.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Sigom was there as well, the young Magnar of Thenn, clad in a leather hauberk sewn with bronze scales.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin