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Princeton's WordNet
habergeonnoun
(Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
Wiktionary
habergeonnoun
A sleeveless coat of chain mail.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Habergeonnoun
Armour to cover the neck and breast; breastplate; neckpiece; gorget.
Etymology: haubergeon, French; halbergium, low Lat.
And halbert some, and some a haberion;
So every one in arms was quickly dight. Edward Fairfax, b. i.The shot let fly, and grazing
Upon his shoulder, in the passing,
Lodg’d in Magnano’s brass habergeon. Hudibras, p. i.
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habergeon
A habergeon is a type of medieval armor that protects the neck and chest, typically consisting of a short coat of mail or scale armor.
Webster Dictionary
Habergeonnoun
properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk
Etymology: [F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Habergeon
ha-bėr′je-un, n. a piece of armour to defend the neck and breast. [Fr. haubergeon, dim. of O. Fr. hauberc.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
habergeon
A coat of mail for the head and shoulders.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
habergeon
A short coat of mail, consisting of a jacket without sleeves. In early times the habergeon was composed of chain-mail; but in the 14th century a habergeon of plate-armor was worn over the hauberk.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of habergeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of habergeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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