(Jer. 46:4; 51:3), an obsolete English word denoting a scale coat of armour, or habergeon, worn by light-armed "brigands." The Revised Version has "coat of mail."
·noun A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each othe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A pliant scale-like coat of mail. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
(Jeremiah 46:4) elsewhere "habergeon," or "coat of mail." ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary