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
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.
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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
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
