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tabard

[ tab-erd ]

noun

  1. a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
  2. an official garment of a herald, emblazoned with the arms of his master.
  3. a coarse, heavy, short coat, with or without sleeves, formerly worn outdoors.


tabard

/ ˈtæbəd /

noun

  1. a sleeveless or short-sleeved jacket, esp one worn by a herald, bearing a coat of arms, or by a knight over his armour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • tabard·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tabard1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French tabart
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tabard1

C13: from Old French tabart, of uncertain origen
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Example Sentences

Part of a tabard that may have belonged to him was discovered.

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The Prince of Wales has been an undercover Big Issue seller on previous occasions, putting on the red tabard and baseball cap, and surprising tourists near Victoria in central London.

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He has also donned the red tabard worn by Big Issue vendors to sell the magazines in the capital.

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Workers in brightly coloured tabards lead them past defunct baggage carousels to the old departure halls which are now filled with crowded trestle tables.

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The image of England's patron saint is the most substantial remaining wall painting in the castle and shows the figure of a kneeling knight wearing a tabard with the Hungerford arms alongside.

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