tabard
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
1Other words from tabard
- tab·ard·ed, adjective
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How to use tabard in a sentence
And the tabard look was very fashionable lace tabard to go in to a train.
Chaucer's famous circle of story-tellers at the tabard Inn in Southwark was eminently democratic.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyNone, however, could boast such an association as that which throws its halo round the “tabard.”
Southwark's tabard Inn exists to-day, in name if not in spirit, and it was easy enough to take it for our starting-point.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) MansfieldThe tabard was an embroidered surcoat—that is, a surcoat on which was displayed the heraldic device of the owner.
English Costume | Dion Clayton Calthrop
Obviously, however, a tabard requires other clothing to be worn with it.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
British Dictionary definitions for tabard
/ (ˈtæbəd) /
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
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