habergeon
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of habergeon
C14: from Old French haubergeon a little hauberk
Example Sentences
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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
Quoth Bard the first: “Sir Olaf, the good knight, did don His helm and eke his habergeon ...”
From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)
See the barbed spear The dart and the habergeon, are his scorn.
From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Sigourney, Lydia Howard
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