Tabard

[tæbәd]

Definition

(noun.) a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald.

Typist: Nelly--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Inputed by Jon

Definition

n. a military cloak of the 15th and 16th centuries now a loose sleeveless coat worn by heralds.—n. Tab′arder one who wears a tabard.

Typist: Ruben