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tabards

tabards is the plural of tabard.

Meaning of tabard

Noun

tabard (plural tabards)

  1. A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
  2. A sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
    • The long rows of wheat-shocks marched like soldiers in worn yellow tabards.1920, Sinclair Lewis, chapter III, in Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC, page 25
  3. (historical) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.
  4. (historical) A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.
    • And thereupon, behold, a knight on a black horse appeared, clothed in jet-black velvet, and with a tabard of black linen about him.1858, Thomas Bulfinch, chapter II, in The Age of Chivalry
  5. (historical) A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.
    • The heralds in their tabards were marvellous to behold, and a nod from Rouge Croix gave me the keenest gratification.1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout Papers

Questions about tabards

What is tabards the plural of?
Tabards is the plural of tabard.

Words near tabards in the dictionary

  1. tabard
  2. tabarded
  3. tabarder
  4. tabarders
  5. tabardillo
  6. tabards
  7. Tabares
  8. Tabareses
  9. Tabarestan
  10. tabaret
  11. tabarets

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