Tabard

All this heraldic lore did not prevent the subsequent change -- for a time -- of the name Tabard to the meaningless name of Talbot, a distortion, however, which survives only in antiquarian history.

Inns and Taverns of Old London

More important, in my opinion, is that the Tabard is a particularly valuable and historic resource, worthy of greater consideration.

What should historic preservation really protect? 2010

We live in Tabard, which is about 20 minutes from the hospital.

The Guardian World News 2010

The middle compartment depicts the pilgrims setting out from the old "Tabard" inn, above which (in the upper division) rise the tower of St. Saviour's and the spire of Canterbury, the starting-point and the goal of the pilgrimage.

Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See George Worley

When old age came he retired with his wife to the priory of St. Mary Overy's (now St. Saviour), in that same suburb of Southwark where Chaucer preferred to frequent the "Tabard," and spent his last years there in devout observances.

A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand

They are, or nearly so, the same beings Chaucer assembled at the "Tabard" inn, on the eve of his pilgrimage to Canterbury.

A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand

[527] The "Tabard," a sleeveless overcoat, then in general use, was, like the "Bell," a frequent sign for inns.

A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand

The puzzle propounded by the jovial host of the "Tabard" Inn of Southwark had proved more popular than any other of the whole collection.

The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Henry Ernest Dudeney 1893

"Tabard" in the illustration, was, in the peculiar language of the heralds, "argent, semée of roses, gules," which means that on a white ground red roses were scattered or strewn, as seed is sown by the hand.

The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Henry Ernest Dudeney 1893

The host of the "Tabard" Inn thereupon proceeded to explain to the pilgrims how this apparently impossible task could be done.

The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Henry Ernest Dudeney 1893