Meaning & use
habergeon
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A short, sleeveless coat of mail or armor covering the neck and chest, worn in medieval times.
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The knight strapped on his habergeon before heading into the tournament.
Museum visitors examined a rusted habergeon recovered from a fourteenth-century battlefield.
A note on using this word
This archaic term appears in the King James Bible (Job 41:26) and in medieval texts, and survives today mainly in historical and literary contexts.
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hauberkmail coat
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