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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hauberk \hau"berk\ hadd"b~erk, n. of. hauberc, halberc,
f. haubert, ohg. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, g.
bergen; akin to as. healsbeorg, icel. h=alsbj"org. see
collar, and bury, v. t.
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. by old writers it is
often used synonymously with habergeon. see habergeon.
written variously hauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc.
--chaucer.
1913 webster
helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail. --gray.
1913 webster
see also:
collar bury habergeon hauberg hauberque hawberk
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