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Hauberk

noun
(Written variously hauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc)
1.
A long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor.  Synonym: byrnie.





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"Hauberk" Quotes from Famous Books



... seize thee, ruthless King! Confusion on thy banners wait; Tho' fanned by Conquest's crimson wing,{1} They mock the air with idle state.{2} Helm, nor hauberk's{3} twisted mail, Nor e'en thy virtues, Tyrant, shall avail To save thy secret soul from nightly fears, From Cambria's{4} curse, from Cambria's tears!" Such were the sounds that o'er the crested pride Of the first Edward scattered wild ...
— Six Centuries of English Poetry - Tennyson to Chaucer • James Baldwin


Words linked to "Hauberk" :   ring mail, ring armour, chain armor, ring armor, mail, chain mail, chain armour


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