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Definition of tabard:

coveralls, oilskins, apron, poncho, jumpsuit, burqa, burka, pinafore, gown, overalls.

As we approached each other, I saw that he wore a plumed helmet, and seemed to be otherwise clothed in steel, but bore a curious addition also- a stiff square garment like a herald's tabard.

- "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 3.", Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens).
On such occasions the herald wore over his dress a " tabard" of coloured silk, embroidered before and behind with the arms of the sovereign.

- "Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.", Gustav Freytag.
Slowly and carefully they wended their way down to London Bridge, crossed, and stopped for a moment before the site of the old Tabard Inn.

- "John and Betty's History Visit", Margaret Williamson.