hauberk
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hauberk
- /ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/
Rhymes with -ɔːbɜː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).
noun hauberks · hawberk
- 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.
- A similar shirt of scale armour, plate, leather, or other armor material. 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.
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Talk about this word "hauberk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hauberk. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. hauberk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hauberk "hauberk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hauberk.Cite this
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title = {hauberk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hauberk},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
