hauberk

Speech parts

1. hauberk - Noun

2. hauberk - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

byrnie aegis buckler breastplate mail armor buffer acton carapace backplate panoply cataphract habergeon brigandine camail

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Antonyms

massacre bare hands

Hypernyms

mail chain mail chain armour chain armor ring armor ring armour

Examples

A shirt made from mail is a hauberk if knee-length and a haubergeon if mid-thigh length. Source: Internet

European riveted mail hauberk, close up view. Source: Internet

Note the scene of stripping a mail hauberk from the dead at the bottom. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hau tree Hauber haubergeon hauberked Haubert hauch