Thesaurus: hauberk

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1. v. t. A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon.
2. n. a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
3. A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon. [Written variously hauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc.] Chaucer. Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail. Gray.
4. A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of theEuropean Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which isshorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often usedsynonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon. [Written variouslyhauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc.] Chaucer.Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail. Gray.
5. n. a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor