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
The hauberk was to the Norman what the byrnie was to the Saxon, the chief method of bodily defence.
a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
A mail shirt reaching to somewhere between the knee and hip and including sleeves
Category: Armor 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