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gambeson

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡæm.bɪ.sən/Sorted abegmnosStarts with GEnds with N0 clues
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  1. A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.

Word origin

From Middle English gambison, from Old French gambeson, gambaison, from gambais, wambais (“quilted jerkin”), from Medieval Latin wambāsium (“doublet, waistcoat”), from Frankish *wamba (“abdomen, belly”), from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“belly, womb”): compare Middle High German wambeis, German Wams (“waistcoat, doublet”), from Old High German wamba (“stomach”). More at womb.

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