A Military Dictionary Comprising Terms Scientific And Otherwise Connected Wit
A Military Dictionary Comprising Terms Scientific And Otherwise Connected Wit
George Elliot Voyle
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Habergeon A short coat of mail, con- sisting of a jacket without sleeves. In early times the habergeon was composed of chain mail ; but in the fourteenth cen- tury a habergeon of plate armour was worn over the hauberk. The word habergeon, we find, is used four or five times in the Old Testament. Hachures (French = strokes) In mili- tary drawing, are strokes, or a species of shading, by which the relief of the ground is shown. Hachures are of two kinds, vertical and horizontal. Hackbutt, or Hagb...utt Another name for an improved kind of arquebus, and known about the beginning of the six- teenth century. Hackery An Indian cart, used gener- ally in the Bengal presidency for the car- riage of country produce, and often in the transport of government stores. Hacqueton, vide Aketon. Hair-cloths Cloths made of horse hair. They are placed upon the floors and tables of magazines, or buildings in which powder is stored or handled, to HAL 183 HAM prevent accidents from grit. They are also laid down on a jetty to roll powder barrels on, or to cover powder barrels in transit, for which purpose they are better suited than for any other.
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