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gambeson Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈgæmbɪsən|
Forms: 4 gaumbisoun, (campeson), 4–5 gambisoun(e, 5 gambesoun, gambassoune, gamesun, (-son), 7 gambesone, 9 gambeson, (-soon).
[a. OF. gambison, gambeison, wambizon, etc. = Pr. gambaiso, med.L. gambesōn-em. A shorter form appears in OF. gambais, wambais, Pr. gambais, OSp. gambax = med.L. gambesum, wambas-ium.
The forms seem to descend from a Rom. type wambésio (subj.), wambesióne (obj.), commonly taken to be an adoption of some compound or derivative of OTeut. wambâ belly (see womb). The MHG. wambeis, wambes (mod. Ger. wamms), Du. wambuis, wammes, were adopted from OF.]
A military tunic, worn especially in the 14th c., made of leather or thick cloth, sometimes padded; it covered the trunk and thighs, and was originally worn under the habergeon, to prevent chafing or bruises, but was sometimes used as a defence without other body-armour.
13..K. Alis. 5151 Armen hem in breny of yse, With⁓outen..aketoun, Oither plate, oither gaumbisoun. c1420Anturs of Arth. xxxi, His gloues and his gamesuns [v.r. gambesoun] gloet as the gledes. a1440Sir Degrev. 302 Gomes wyth gambisoune Lyes opone bent broune, And sterff undere stede. 1736Bailey (folio), Gambezon. 1835Longfellow Outre-mer Prose Wks. 1886 I. 166 A band of Moorish knights gayly arrayed in gambesons of crimson silk. 1843James Forest Days II. xi, I will pink him to the quick, if his skin be as thick and hard as a German gambesoon. 1876Rock Text. Fabr. iv. 30 Many a rich gambeson garnished with silk, cadas, and cotton. |