tabard

[tab-erd]

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noun

a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
an official garment of a herald, emblazoned with the arms of his master.
a coarse, heavy, short coat, with or without sleeves, formerly worn outdoors.

Origin of tabard

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French tabart

Related formstab·ard·ed, adjective

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Related Words for tabard

mantle, shawl, cope, cloak, wrapper, cardinal, wrap, poncho, gabardine, tippet, pelisse, Vandyke, capote, mantilla, tabard, dolman, fichu, bertha, manteau, mantelletta

Examples from the Web for tabard

Contemporary Examples of tabard

And the tabard look was very fashionable lace tabard to go in to a train.
Meet the ‘Downton Abbey’ Costume Queen
Katie Baker
January 8, 2014

Historical Examples of tabard

The arms on the tabard, however, settle the question definitely.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury
H. J. L. J. Mass
When I came nigh he turned, and thrust a bright something in 's tabard.
Long Will
Florence Converse
That of the Tabard must have been much larger, in order to accommodate so large a company.
South London
Sir Walter Besant
Chaucer tells us that the Tabard in Southwark was juste by the Belle.
Old Country Inns of England
Henry P. Maskell
This piece of dress appears to have been the same as the tabard.
Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie, Vol. I (of II)
John D. Carrick

British Dictionary definitions for tabard

tabard

noun

a sleeveless or short-sleeved jacket, esp one worn by a herald, bearing a coat of arms, or by a knight over his armour

Word Origin for tabard

C13: from Old French tabart, of uncertain origin

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Word Origin and History for tabard

mid-13c., from early Spanish tabardo and Old French tabart (12c.), of unknown origin. Originally a coarse, sleeveless upper garment worn by peasants, later a knight's surcoat (hence the name of the tavern in "Canterbury Tales").