Synonyms for tabard
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tab-erd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæb ərd |
Top 10 synonyms for tabard Other synonyms for the word tabard
Définition of tabard
Origin :- mid-13c., from early Spanish tabardo and Old French tabart (12c.), of unknown origin. Originally a coarse, sleeveless upper garment worn by peasants, later a knight's surcoat (hence the name of the tavern in "Canterbury Tales").
- As in cape : noun sleeveless coat
- The arms on the tabard, however, settle the question definitely.
- Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury » by H. J. L. J. Mass
- When I came nigh he turned, and thrust a bright something in 's tabard.
- Extract from : « Long Will » by Florence Converse
- That of the Tabard must have been much larger, in order to accommodate so large a company.
- Extract from : « South London » by Sir Walter Besant
- Chaucer tells us that the Tabard in Southwark was juste by the Belle.
- Extract from : « Old Country Inns of England » by Henry P. Maskell
- This piece of dress appears to have been the same as the tabard.
- Extract from : « Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie, Vol. I (of II) » by John D. Carrick
- Mine host came forth at the summons, girding him with his tabard.
- Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
- Obviously, however, a tabard requires other clothing to be worn with it.
- Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
- He wears a cassock, and over that what may be a sleeved cope or tabard.
- Extract from : « The Customs of Old England » by F. J. Snell
- His tabard was black, without sleeves, and his doublet was scarlet silk.
- Extract from : « Master Skylark » by John Bennett
- We sleep to-night at the Tabard, where we shall meet other pilgrims.'
- Extract from : « The Herd Boy and His Hermit » by Charlotte M. Yonge
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