tabard

Example Sentences

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The image of England's patron saint is the most substantial remaining wall painting in the castle and shows the figure of a kneeling knight wearing a tabard with the Hungerford arms alongside.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2021

The prodigious output of those kitchens contributed to the Prince’s obesity, flatteringly disguised in the embroidered tabard and ermine-lined cape that he wore for his official coronation portrait, executed by Thomas Lawrence, in 1821.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 10, 2020

Because there is this long vertical tabard down the center front, I felt like it needs to have some type of purpose.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2018

In contrast, the tabard saying “polite” saw the nearest average overtaking distance and almost twice as many potentially dangerous passes as “police”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2017

Ser Flement Brax wore a silver-and-purple tabard and the look of a man who cannot comprehend what he has just heard.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin