hauberk

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A similar shirt of scale armour, plate, leather, or other armor material. uncommon
    — 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.

词形变化

hauberks plural hawberk alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
hauberked
并列词
byrnie habergeon haubergeon

词源

From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).
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