Definition of Tabrd
Tabard, a tunic without sleeves worn by military nobles over their
arms, generally emblazoned with heraldic devices. "Toom Tabard," empty
king's cloak, nickname given by the Scotch to John Balliol as nothing
more.
- Wikipedia
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- A woman's or girl's sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
- (obsolete) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.
- (obsolete) A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.
- (obsolete) A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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