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tabard definition

tab·ard (tab′ərd)

noun

  1. a loose jacket of heavy material, sleeved or sleeveless, worn outdoors as by peasants in the Middle Ages
  2. a short-sleeved, emblazoned cloak worn by a knight over his armor
  3. a herald's official coat emblazoned with his king's or lord's arms

Etymology: ME < OFr tabart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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