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noun
A coat of defense of Arab origin, made of small plates of metal sewn upon linen or similar, like a brigandine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
This kind of armor taken generally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From Middle English jessera(u)nt, gessera(u)nt(e), from Old French jazerant, from Old Occitan jazerenc, from Arabic جَزَائِرِيّ (jazāʔiriyy, “Algerian, of Algiers”), derived from الجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “Algiers; Algeria”).
