hauberk
Meaning
- 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.
- (uncommon) A similar shirt of scale armour, plate, leather, or other armor material.
Synonyms
chain armour
ring armour
shirt of mail
ring mail
chain-mail shirt
chain maille
chain shirt
Translations
cotta di maglia
cota de malla
maliënkolder
lorica
Kettenpanzer
Haubert
albèrc
cota de malhaPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).
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