TABARD
tabard
(noun) a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tabard (plural tabards)
A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
A woman's or girl's sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
(obsolete) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.
(obsolete) A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.
(obsolete) A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.
Anagrams
• batard
Source: Wiktionary
Tab"ard, n. [OE. tabard, tabart; cf. Sp. & Pg. tabardo, It. tabarro,
W. tabar, LGr. , LL. tabardum.]
Definition: A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the
weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly emblazoned with the
arms of the wearer, and from this the name was given to the garment
adopted for heralds. [Spelt also taberd.]
In a tabard he [the Plowman] rode upon a mare.
Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition