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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hau·berk /ˈhɔ(ˌ)bɚ/
 鎖子甲

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hau·berk n.  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. [Written variously hauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc.]
    Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail.   --Gray.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hauberk
      n : a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly
          worn as defensive armor [syn: byrnie]