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Hauberk

Hauberk Meaning & Definition
Hauberk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hauberk?

[n] a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hauberk: byrnie

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See Also | chain armor | chain armour | chain mail | mail | ring armor | ring armour | ring mail

Hauberk In Webster's Dictionary

\Hau"berk\, n. [OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj["o]rg. See {Collar}, and {Bury}, 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}. [Written variously {hauberg}, {hauberque}, {hawberk}, etc.] --Chaucer. Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail. --Gray.

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