habergeon

British  

/ ˈhæbədʒən /

noun

1. 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

He was dressed in the infantry habergeon in which he had insisted on fighting.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The habergeon was rolled in a tight bundle.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

See the barbed spear The dart and the habergeon, are his scorn.

From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Sigourney, Lydia Howard

Again, in his "Knighte's Tale,"   "Som wol ben armed in an habergeon,   And in a brest-plate, and in a gipon."

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by Prescott, William Hickling