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gambeson
[ gam-buh-suhn ]
/ ˈgæm bə sən /
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noun Armor.
a quilted garment worn under mail.
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Origin of gambeson
1300–50; Middle English ga(u)mbeson a military tunic <Old French gambison, gambeison, probably <Germanic
Words nearby gambeson
Gamay, gamba, gambado, gamba stop, Gambel's quail, gambeson, Gambetta, Gambia, Gambian, gambier, Gambier Islands
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British Dictionary definitions for gambeson
gambeson
/ (ˈɡæmbɪsən) /
noun
a quilted and padded or stuffed leather or cloth garment worn under chain mail in the Middle Ages and later as a doublet by men and women
Word Origin for gambeson
C13: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wamba belly; see womb
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