| Tabard (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. Thesaurus Entries Eton jacket, Mao jacket, blouse, body coat, bolero, bomber jacket, capuchin, car coat, chaqueta, chesterfield, claw hammer, claw-hammer coat, cutaway coat, dinner jacket, doublet, dress coat, duffel, fingertip coat, fitted coat, frock, frock coat, jerkin, jumper, jupe, loden coat, mackinaw, mess jacket, midicoat, monkey jacket, parka, pea jacket, reefer, sack, san benito, ski jacket, sleeve waistcoat, smoking jacket, spiketail coat, swallowtail, tabard, tail coat, tails, watch coat, windbreaker, woolly |