The story
- Old French · derived fromtabart“simple sleeveless overtunic; heavy overmantel”
- English todaytabard
From Old French tabart (“simple sleeveless overtunic; heavy overmantel”), of unknown origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tabard
Today it means: A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. Full definition →
Old French tabart