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  2. Tabard - Wikipedia

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    A 20th-century English herald's tabard. A tabard is a type of short coat that was commonly worn by men during the late Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe. Generally worn outdoors, the coat was either sleeveless or had short sleeves or shoulder pieces.

  3. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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    British English American English Longsleeve knit top jumper [1] sweater [2] [3] Sleeveless knit top sleeveless jumper, slipover, [4] knit tank top sweater vest [3] Sleeveless dress worn over a shirt Pinafore, pinny, pinafore dress [5] Jumper, jumper dress, dress Old-fashioned style of apron Pinafore apron [6] Pinafore, pinafore apron [6]

  4. Tabard (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A tabard is a short coat which was a common item of men's clothing in the Middle Ages, and which has survived to the present day as the distinctive garment of officers of arms. Tabard may also refer to: HMS Tabard, a British submarine; Tabard, British English for a cobbler apron; Tabard Gardens, a park in Southwark, London, located on Tabard Street

  5. Apron - Wikipedia

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    in a tabard (U.K.) or cobbler apron (U.S.) or sv:Överdragsförkläde (Sweden) [2] [3] [4] A tabard (British English; cobbler apron in U.S. English) is a type of apron that covers both the front and back of the body. It is fastened with side ties or with waistbands that tie in the back.

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    Word British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings oblique (n.) slash symbol a muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb onesie (n.) Onesie (jumpsuit): One-piece garment worn by older children and adults as loungewear.

  7. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...

  8. Glossary of patience terms - Wikipedia

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    A game of patience or solitaire is said to be 'out' when it is solved successfully. Also called 'getting it out'. overlap, overlapping A column of cards is overlapping when each succeeding card partly covers the preceding one such that it can be identified. [2]

  9. John Balliol - Wikipedia

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    John Balliol or John de Balliol [1] (c. 1249 – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning 'empty coat'), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. Little is known of his early life.