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HABERGEON
habergeon
(noun) (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
habergeon (plural habergeons)
(historical) A sleeveless coat of mail armour.
Source: Wiktionary
Ha*ber"ge*on, n. Etym: [F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk.]
Definition: Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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