Home › Words › T › tabardtabard/ˈtæbɑː(ɹ)d/tabard means A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.tabard is pronounced /ˈtæbɑː(ɹ)d/.EtymologyFrom Old French tabart (“simple sleeveless overtunic; heavy overmantel”), of unknown origin.nounA silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.A sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.e.g.“The long rows of wheat-shocks marched like soldiers in worn yellow tabards.” — 1920, Sinclair Lewis, chapter III, in Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC, page 25:A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.e.g.“And thereupon, behold, a knight on a black horse appeared, clothed in jet-black velvet, and with a tabard of black linen about him.” — 1858, Thomas Bulfinch, chapter II, in The Age of Chivalry:A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.e.g.“The heralds in their tabards were marvellous to behold, and a nod from Rouge Croix gave me the keenest gratification.” — 1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout Papers:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).