tabard

[tab-erd]

noun

1. a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.

2. an official garment of a herald, emblazoned with the arms of his master.

3. a coarse, heavy, short coat, with or without sleeves, formerly worn outdoors.

tabard

/ ˈtæbəd /

noun

1. a sleeveless or short-sleeved jacket, esp one worn by a herald, bearing a coat of arms, or by a knight over his armour

Other Word Forms

• tabarded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabard¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French tabart

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabard¹

C13: from Old French tabart, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Crew members drift out of the sound stages, wearing overalls or hi-vis tabards.

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Part of a tabard that may have belonged to him was discovered.

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The Prince of Wales has been an undercover Big Issue seller on previous occasions, putting on the red tabard and baseball cap, and surprising tourists near Victoria in central London.

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He has also donned the red tabard worn by Big Issue vendors to sell the magazines in the capital.

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Workers in brightly coloured tabards lead them past defunct baggage carousels to the old departure halls which are now filled with crowded trestle tables.

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