tabard
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈtæbərd/
- Archaic
:
tabardo
- During the event, the volunteers were easily recognized by their colorful tabards.
Examples
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Eventually, Edward I chose the man with the best claim by primogeniture, John Balliol, later known to the Scots as "Toom Tabard," largely as a result of his deference to the English king.
Academic text (2006) -
If you take off the coif, you'll find lacings in the back of the tabard.
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What will they do if that Alliance character is wearing a Theramore tabard?
Blog text (11) -
I need to go to the fabric store to get some material to sew a tabard.
Blog text (24) -
He wore a red cowl, yellow tunic, and orange tabard.
Fiction book (1992) -
He was dressed as an English noble in a tabard surcote, but with Moorish headwear.
Fiction book (2001) -
The knight proudly wore a tabard displaying the emblem of his family.
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For the medieval fair, she made a beautiful tabard adorned with intricate patterns.
Synonyms
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4.8
A loose outer shirt, sometimes sleeveless, that reaches the hips or knees
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9.9
A loose outer garment worn over armor by knights
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tabard comes from Old French tabart, which named a short outer 'coat' worn over armor or clothes. Because people put a family's 'badge' or picture on this coat, a tabard today means a simple outer garment used for identification or as a uniform.