gambeson
Definitions
A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.
Equivalents
3 more languages
Examples
“Although the gambeson was chiefly worn under the coat of mail, to protect⟳ the body from being bruised by the strokes of the sword or lance, a circumstance that might happen⟳ without a division of the mail, the verses quoted in the Siege of Karleverok, shew that it was sometimes worn as a fur coat, and ornamented with rich decorations.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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