gipon
/ˈɡɪpən/
noun
- A short, close-fitting jacket or tunic worn in medieval times, often padded and worn under armor.
- In the museum, a display showed a woolen gipon from the 14th century.
- The knight wore a padded gipon beneath his chainmail for extra protection.
- The reenactor carefully stitched a replica gipon for the medieval fair.