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gam·beson (gam′bi sən)

noun

a medieval coat, made of leather or quilted cloth, worn as armor

Etymology: ME < OFr < ML wambasium < LGr bambax, cotton: see bombast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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