hauberk

[ haw-burk ]
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nounArmor.
  1. a long defensive shirt, usually of mail, extending to the knees; byrnie.

Origin of hauberk

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

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How to use hauberk in a sentence

  • If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!

  • Thrice—De Valmont's guard shivered as a rush—through shield, hauberk, gorget cleft the Vikings' blade.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • Then the flap of the tent dashed aside, and forth strode a figure in silvered casque and hauberk.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • You, poor imbecile, who carry under your hauberk four relics blessed by the Pope!

  • He wore no armor save the Valencia hauberk beneath his mantle; but Trenchefer was girded to his side.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for hauberk

hauberk

/ (ˈhɔːbɜːk) /


noun
  1. a long coat of mail, often sleeveless

Origin of hauberk

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C13: from Old French hauberc, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German halsberc, Old English healsbeorg, from heals neck + beorg protection, shelter

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