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tabard |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tabard \Tab"ard\, n. [OE. tabard, tabart; cf Sp & Pg tabardo, It tabarro W. tabar, LGr. ?, LL tabardum.] A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this the name was given to the garment adopted for heralds. [Spelt also {taberd}.] In a tabard he [the Plowman] rode upon a mare. --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tabard n : a short sleeveless outer garment emblazoned with his coat of arms worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald
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