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Definition of Jazerant
1. n. A coat of defense made of small plates of metal sewed upon linen or the like; also, this kind of armor taken generally; as, a coat of jazerant.
Definition of Jazerant
1. Noun. A coat of defense made of small plates of metal sewn upon linen or the like. Also, this kind of armor taken generally; as, a coat of jazerant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jazerant
1. split armour [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jazerant
Literary usage of Jazerant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity by Society of Antiquaries of London (1821)
"They were well armed with noble jazerant. And, Chascun et cheval couvert de ...
The jazerant armour was however principally used in the fourteenth century. ..."
2. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1880)
"The jazerant seems to mean what is called splint armour, viz., ... Thus, we have
the " hauberk jazerant" of the Ash effigy and Chaucer's " fine hauberk ..."
3. History of British Costume: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the by James Robinson Planché (1847)
"A still lighter species of armour than the jazerant, but of the same description,
... This sort of habit would have all the appearance of a jazerant ..."
4. Proceedings by Clifton Antiquarian Club, Clifton, England (Gloucestershire). (1908)
"This is the so-called " studded armour," or '' jazerant," examples of which are
only met with on a few brasses and on still fewer effigies in the kingdom. ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1883)
"... is that the whole défonce so portrayed was in reality the jazerant jacket of
later times, ie, a double garment with pieces of iron inserted between the ..."
6. History of British Costume by James Robinson Planché (1836)
"A still lighter species of armour than the jazerant, but of the same description,
is mentioned by Commines about this time. ..."
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