noun
hauberk
HAW-berk/ˈhɔˌbɜrk/
A medieval coat of chain-mail armor.
The chain-mail hauberk has long sleeves and a hem reaching the knees.
Etymology
Hauberc named a coat of mail; behind it lies a Frankish or similar Germanic term meaning “neck-cover.” That earlier image connects the armor with its protective function.
In context
methinks, Sir Hubert de Burgh, that the fine hauberk of Milan and the helmet of Bordeaux steel in which you rode to Tilford
More examples
- Thousands of interlocking iron rings make up the hauberk.
- The museum displays two hauberks beside a medieval helmet.
- She lifts the heavy hauberk with both hands.
Forms
hauberk · hauberks