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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hauberk \Hau"berk\, n. [OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS healsbeorg Icel. h[=a]lsbj["o]rg. See {Collar}, and {Bury}, v. t.] 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. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See {Habergeon}. [Written variously {hauberg}, {hauberque}, {hawberk}, etc.] --Chaucer. Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail --Gray. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hauberk n : a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor [syn: {byrnie}]
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