hauberk /ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/ noun2 •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.Ursula wore that day a hauberk under her gown, and was helmed with a sallet; and because of her armour she rode upon a little horse. — 1896 •A similar shirt of scale armour, plate, leather, or other armor material.One, which was destined later to usurp the field completely, consisted of a sleeved mail or scale hauberk, probably of eastern, Iranian, origin, descending to the knees. — 1929 formshauberks