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habergeon

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈha.bə.d͡ʒən/Part of speech nounSorted abeeghnorStarts with HEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk

Word origin

From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum.

Used in a sentence

  • Their mightie ſtrokes their haberieons diſmayld, / And naked made each others manly ſpalles; […]
  • […] wore a quilted haketon next his shirt, and over that the habergeon, a lesser hawberk of chain mail.
  • The gambeson was a medieval garment of cloth or leather, stuffed and quilted. This was worn underneath the habergeon or coat of mail to prevent bruises, but later it formed the principal defensive garment.

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