hauberk

American  

[haw-burk] / ˈhɔ bɜrk /

noun

Armor.

1. a long defensive shirt, usually of mail, extending to the knees; byrnie.

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hauberk British  

/ ˈhɔːbɜːk /

noun

1. a long coat of mail, often sleeveless

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Etymology

Origin of hauberk

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French hauberc, earlier halberc < Frankish *halsberg, equivalent to *hals neck ( hawse ) + *berg protection ( harbor ); cognate with Old High German halsberc Old English healsbeorg, Old Norse halsbjǫrg

Example Sentences

On tournament day, to the king’s great chagrin, Each one left his hauberk behind at the inn.

From Washington Post

And then, in the neatest way you could wish, the tear in the back of his hauberk caught on a hook in the wall.

From Literature

The hauberk was burdensome, and the helm weighed upon his head.

From Literature

Well, Melias went left for a’ that—and he came by ill-luck stricken through the hauberk at the hands or some mysterious knight wha rode upon him, as Galahad foretold.

From Literature

Beside the bed, still dressed in mail hauberk and travel-stained cloak, sat her father's brother, the Black- fish.

From Literature