English Explanatory Dictionary

gambeson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæm.bɪ.sən/

Word forms

gambeson gambesons gambison

Etymology

From Middle English gambison, from Old French gambeson, gambaison, from gambais, wambais (“quilted jerkin”), from Medieval Latin wambāsium (“doublet, waistcoat”), from Frankish *wamba (“abdomen, belly”), from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“belly, womb”): compare Middle High German wambeis, German Wams (“waistcoat, doublet”), from Old High German wamba (“stomach”). More at womb.

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