About The Word Hauberk
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Hauberk
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Hauberk: 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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