tabard

English

Girl wearing a tabard

Etymology

From Old French tabart (“simple sleeveless overtunic; heavy overmantel”), of unknown origin.

Noun

tabard (plural tabards)

1. A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
2. A woman's or girl's sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
3. (obsolete) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.
4. (obsolete) A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.
5. (obsolete) A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.

Derived terms

• tabarded

Anagrams

• batard

See also

• surcoat
• scapular

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French

Noun

tabard m (plural tabards)

1. tabard

Further reading

• “tabard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.