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hauberk
(hô′bərk)
noun
a medieval coat of armor, usually of chain mail
Origin: ME hauberc < OFr < Frank *halsberg (akin to OE healsbeorg), protection for the neck, gorget < hals, the neck (see collar) + bergan, to protect
See hauberk in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A long tunic made of chain mail.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French hauberc
Origin: , of Germanic origin; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots
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