hauberk
Syllables: hau·berk/ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/
hauberk noun: 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.
Noun
hauberk (plural hauberks)
- 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.
- The hauberk was a complete covering of mail from head to foot. It consisted of a hood, joined to a jacket with sleeves, breeches, stockings and shoes of double chain mail, to which were added gauntlets of the same construction.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 14
- Ursula wore that day a hauberk under her gown, and was helmed with a sallet; and because of her armour she rode upon a little horse.1896, William Morris, chapter 29, in The Well at the World's End, volume II, London, New York, and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., book IV, page 258
- A similar shirt of scale armour, plate, leather, or other armor material.
- The habergeon is the mail in this case, and the hauberk is of plate or splint armour, while the cote-armoure is the surcoat, possibly thickly padded, as in the still-existing surcoat of the Black Prince.1898, John Starkie Gardner, Armour in England from the Earliest Times to the Seventeenth Century, page 40
- One, which was destined later to usurp the field completely, consisted of a sleeved mail or scale hauberk, probably of eastern, Iranian, origin, descending to the knees.1929, Yale University, The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters; Preliminary Report of 1st- Season of Work ..., page 451
hauberk meaning in Tamil and Persian
hauberk in Tamil
- காப்பு மேலங்கி
hauberk in Persian
- A coat of mail
- گبر gabr, خفتان xeftān
Examples of hauberk in a sentence
- The hauberk was to the Norman what the byrnie was to the Saxon, the chief method of bodily defence.1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65:
- In Demetrios ' portrait, the saint wears a lamellar hauberk and a long surcoat over ornately patterned leggings.2001, Angeliki E. Láiou, Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine History Angeliki E Laiou, Angeliki E. Laiou, Roy P. Mottahedeh, The Crusades...
- Because the call to arms had come so quickly, he'd not had time to don his chain-mail armor, only a light, plate hauberk that covered his shoulders and torso.2008, Robyn Young, Crusade, Penguin, →ISBN, page 460:
- The plate hauberk did not restrict his movements in the slightest, and he didn't feel weighed down as he did in Taraq'nok's chain mail.2012, Martin Parece, The Cor Chronicles Volumes I, II & III, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 240:
Forms of hauberk
| plural | hauberks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hawberk |
Origin of hauberk
From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).
Words formed from hauberk
Questions about hauberk
- What does hauberk mean?
- Hauberk means 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.
- What is hauberk in Tamil?
- Hauberk in Tamil is காப்பு மேலங்கி. See Hauberk meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use hauberk in a sentence?
- The hauberk was to the Norman what the byrnie was to the Saxon, the chief method of bodily defence.
- What part of speech is hauberk?
- Hauberk is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hauberk?
- Hauberk is pronounced /ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/.
- What is the plural of hauberk?
- The plural of hauberk is hauberks.
Words near hauberk in the dictionary
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