gambison

English

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæm.bɨ.sən/

Noun

gambison (plural gambisons)

  1. (historical) A defensive garment made of stuffed and quilted cloth.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for gambison in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃.bi.zɔ̃/

Noun

gambison m (plural gambisons)

  1. Gambison
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