tabard

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

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.

• tabarded

• batard

tabard m (plural tabards)

1. tabard

• “tabard” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).