The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hauberk \Hau"berk\ (h[add]"b[~e]rk), n. [OF. hauberc, halberc,
F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G.
bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj["o]rg. See
Collar, and Bury, v. t.]
A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the
European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which
is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is
often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon.
--Chaucer.
Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail.
--Gray.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of hauberk English)
Usage examples of "hawberk".
Thenceforth they much more furiously gan fare,As if but then the battell had begonne,Ne helmets bright, ne hawberks strong did spare,That through the clifts the vermeil bloud out sponne,And all adowne their riuen sides did ronne.
But as he followed up the chase, a mere thrall of the fleers turned on him and cast his spear, and it reached him whereas his hawberk was broken, and stood deep in, so that he fell to earth unmighty: and when his lords and chieftains drew about him, and cunning men strove to heal him, it was of no avail, and he knew that his soul was departing.