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Habergeoun, -geon, n. Also: habir- (habbire-, habbyr-, abir-), habyr-, habar-, and -geone, -jeone, -gioun, -gione, -gyon, -joun(e, -jowne, -june, -jon(e, -jonn, -johne. (ME. habergeoun, -geon, -jon(e, etc., haberion (13th c.), OF. habergeon (12th c.). Cf. Haberschoun,n. and Haubergeoun.] A sleeveless coat or jacket, of mail or leather, worn as a piece of body armour.(a) c1420 Wynt. iv. 2282.
That kyng wytht crowne Thai knewe welle be his habyrjowne [W. haberioune]
a1500 Lanc. 2887.
Galiot non armys bur that day … But as o seruand in o habariowne
1513 Doug. v. v. 30 (Sm.).
A habirgeoun of burnist mailȝeis brycht
1533 Boece i. iv. 41.
Scottis … vsing … licht harnes, habergeouns, sum of irne, sum of leddir, commonly callit nactouns
1533–4 Treas. Acc. VI. 185.
To lyne the nek of ane abirioun, half ane elne veluet
1536 Ib. 275.
Half ane eln tanny velvet to cover the colar of the kingis abiriowne
a1578 Pitsc. I. 142/21.
Airmit … with haberiunes, bowis, and exis
1596 Dalr. I. 90/26.
Thay war harnest with jacks al wouen throuch with yrne huikes, quhilkes habbirgeounis thay cal
(b) 14.. Acts I. 113/2.
He that hes nocht an acton & a basnet sal haf a haberion for his body
1429 Ib. II. 18/2.
That ilk ȝeman … haif a gude doublat of fence or ane habergeone
c1475 Wall. iii. 87.
A habergione vndyr his goune he war
1513 Doug. iii. vi. 217.
A thik clowyt habyrgeon [v.rr. habirgeon, habirihone]
c1420 Wynt. viii. 4671 (W).
Will of Spens persit … throu thre fald a habireione
1533 Bell. Livy II. 271/16.
To beire … armour, sic as hewmontis, targis, butis and habirionis [L. loricas; v.r. habirieonis]
15.. Clar. II. 43.
They hew throw helme, throw habergeone and plait
1576 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 19.
To haue ane gude habiriohne, steilbonet, bow, and schaif

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