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act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.

A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.

Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and equipments worn by soldiers. How gay with all the accouterments of war!

A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

A material object (vaguely designated). A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded. Hawthorne.

A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill.

A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet. Fairholt.

e linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.

A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect act measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.

A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.

An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters.

A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.

A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle. [Written also anelace.]

A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.

One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.

An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.

Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.

A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.

Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.