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 tab·ard /ˈtæbɚ/
 紋章戰袍,傳令所穿衣服,一種粗大衣

 Tab·ard n.  A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this the name was given to the garment adopted for heralds. [Spelt also taberd.]
    In a tabard he [the Plowman] rode upon a mare.   --Chaucer.
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 tabard
      n : a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of
          arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald