hauberk means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
hauberk is pronounced /ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/.
Why “hauberk” is a great word
HAUBERK — [Noun] A long coat of mail, often with sleeves, worn as body armor in medieval Europe. From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (from *hals, 'neck' + *berg, 'protection'). Unlike a "habergeon" (a shorter, sleeveless mail garment) or a "cuirass" (a rigid plate defense for the torso), the hauberk is a comprehensive, supple carapace of interlinked iron. It is the heavy, metallic whisper of ten thousand rings shifting with a warrior's stride, the sodden, crushing weight of rain-slicked iron after a day's march, and the dull, dented shimmer where a blade has scored the links without breaking through—a second skin of forged patience, absorbing the violence of an age.
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- 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.“The hauberk was a complete covering of mail from head to foot. It consisted of a hood, joined to a jacket with sleeves, breeches, stockings and shoes of double chain mail, to which were added gauntlets of the same construction.”
- A similar shirt of scale armour, plate, leather, or other armor material.“The habergeon is the mail in this case, and the hauberk is of plate or splint armour, while the cote-armoure is the surcoat, possibly thickly padded, as in the still-existing surcoat of the Black Prince.”