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noun
A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A hauberk, any coat of mail, less commonly even a coat of scale armour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
(Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour
History
From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum.
