hau·berk /ˈhɔ(ˌ)bɚ/
鎖子甲
Hau·berk n. A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon. [Written variously hauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc.]
Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail. --Gray.
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hauberk
n : a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly
worn as defensive armor [syn: byrnie]