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gambeson
gambeson Obs. exc. Hist. (ˈgæmbɪsən) Forms: 4 gaumbisoun, (campeson), 4–5 gambisoun(e, 5 gambesoun, gambassoune, gamesun, (-son), 7 gambesone, 9 gambeson, (-soon). [a. OF. gambison, gambeison, wambizon, etc. = Pr. gambaiso, med.L. gambesōn-em. A shorter form appears in OF. gambais, wambais, Pr. gamb...
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Gamson
Gamson (1934–2021), professor of sociology at Boston College
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Caparison
Modern re-enactment tests have shown that a loose caparison protects the horse reasonably well against arrows, especially if combined with a gambeson-like
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gamboised
gamboised, ppl. a. Antiq. (ˈgæmbɔɪzd) [ad. OF. gamboisé, gambesié etc., quilted or padded; cf. gambeson.] Quilted, padded.1834 J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 86 The word gamboisé or gamboised..was afterwards applied to saddles and other padded, stitched, or quilted articles. 1839 Stonehouse Axholme 234...
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Bodkin point
However, the test was conducted without a padded jack or gambeson, which was layered cloth armour worn under heavier armour for protection against projectiles David Jones in 2014 demonstrated that a bodkin point arrow fired from longbow of ~75 pound draw weight at a distance of 10 yards could penetrate both gambeson
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Splint armour
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Coat of plates
Mirror armour
Scale armour
Mail and plate armour
Gambeson
Brigandine
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Body armor
Medieval armour
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wambais
wambais Obs. exc. Hist. Also wambas, -us. [a. OF. wambais: see gambeson. Cf. wamus.] = gambeson.[1181 Assize of Arms in Bened. Peterb. Chron. (Rolls) I. 278 Omnes burgenses..habeant wambais et capellet ferri et lanceam.] 1761 Hume Hist. Eng. I. ix. 196 All burgesses were to have..a wambais; that is,...
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Cuisses
Padded cuisses made in a similar way to a gambeson were commonly worn by knights in the 12th and 13th centuries, usually over chausses, and may have had
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wamus
wamus U.S. (ˈwæmʌs) Also waumus, wammus. [a. Du. wammes, contracted f. wambuis, a. OF. wambois, -eis: see wambais, gambeson. Cf. G. wams, wamms, woollen jacket (MHG. wambes, -eis, jacket worn under the armour).] In southern and western U.S., a warm knitted jacket resembling a cardigan.1805 in Thornt...
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Ichcahuipilli
The ichcahuipilli, known in Spanish as escaupil was a Mesoamerican military soft body armor, similar to the European gambeson, which was commonly used
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Jazerant
In the following centuries, its use was replaced by that of the jaque, or "jacket", which was a kind of gambeson.
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Bec de corbin
beak was often blunt instead of the multi-pronged Lucerne, and the beak tended to be stouter; better designed for tearing into plate armor, mail, or gambeson
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