the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A kind of quilted vest or tunic, made of taffeta or leather, worn under the habergeon or coat of mail to save the body from bruises, and sometimes worn alone like a buffcoat; in later times, a corselet or cuirass of plate-armor. See gambeson.
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v. regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice
v. carry further or advance
Word Usage
"He was an elected official with ideas and vision and the courage to acton it."