tabard

[ tab-erd ]
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noun
  1. a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.

  2. an official garment of a herald, emblazoned with the arms of his master.

  1. a coarse, heavy, short coat, with or without sleeves, formerly worn outdoors.

Origin of tabard

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Old French tabart

Other words from tabard

  • tab·ard·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for tabard

tabard

/ (ˈtæbəd) /


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

Origin of tabard

1
C13: from Old French tabart, of uncertain origin

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