gambeson
/gam-buh-suhn/US // ˈgæm bə sən //UK // (ˈɡæmbɪsən) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Armor.
- : a quilted garment worn under mail.
Examples
The gambeson is shown on Fig. 9, appearing beneath the edge of the hauberk just above the knee.
Quilted garments were still worn, either as the sole defence or as a gambeson under the mail.
The gambeson appearing below the chausses, but covering the chaussons of mail, forming an extra protection to the knee.
The shirts of mail are edged with wide borders, which may or may not represent the under tunic or gambeson showing beneath.
The "Aketon" appears to be but another name for the gambeson.
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