hauberk
61Lepidopus argyreus — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …
62Lepidopus caudatus — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …
63Plastron — Plas tron, n. [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. plastra a thin plate of metal. See {Plaster}.] 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn… …
64Pocket borough — Borough Bor ough, n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. ba[ u]rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G.… …
65Rotten borough — Borough Bor ough, n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. ba[ u]rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G.… …
66Scabbard — Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is… …
67Scabbard fish — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …
68plastron — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra thin metal plate more at piastre Date: circa 1507 1. a. a metal breastplate formerly worn under the hauberk b. a quilted pad worn in fencing practice to protect… …
69Armour — (or armor) is protective covering, most commonly manufactured from metals, to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat. While early armour tended …
70Medieval warfare — Battle of Crécy (1346) between the English and French in the Hundred Years War. Warfare …
