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

Other Words From

• tabard·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabard¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French tabart

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabard¹

C13: from Old French tabart, of uncertain origin

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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