gambeson

How to use gambeson in a sentence

• The gambeson is shown on Fig. 9, appearing beneath the edge of the hauberk just above the knee.

  Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes

• Quilted garments were still worn, either as the sole defence or as a gambeson under the mail.

  Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes

• The gambeson appearing below the chausses, but covering the chaussons of mail, forming an extra protection to the knee.

  Armour in England | J. Starkie Gardner

• The shirts of mail are edged with wide borders, which may or may not represent the under tunic or gambeson showing beneath.

  Spanish Arms and Armour | Albert F. Calvert

• The "Aketon" appears to be but another name for the gambeson.

  Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe | John Hewitt