habergeon
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of habergeon
C14: from Old French haubergeon a little hauberk
Example Sentences
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“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
He was dressed in the infantry habergeon in which he had insisted on fighting.
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
Reck not of sleep: wear the hair-shirt and the habergeon.
From The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises by Hodgson, Geraldine Emma
Then he alighteth over him and taketh off the coif of his habergeon and unlaceth his ventail.
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian
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