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ailettes

ailettes is the plural of ailette.

Meaning of ailette

Noun

ailette (plural ailettes)

  1. (historical) A small square piece of armour, normally made of boiled leather, worn on the shoulders of knights.
    • […]at the back of the shoulder is fixed an ailette1858, “Arms, Armour, and Military Usages of the Fourteenth Century”, in The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, volume 205

Questions about ailettes

What is ailettes the plural of?
Ailettes is the plural of ailette.

Words near ailettes in the dictionary

  1. Ailesbury
  2. Aileses
  3. ailest
  4. aileth
  5. ailette
  6. ailettes
  7. ailevator
  8. ailevators
  9. Ailie
  10. ailihphilia
  11. ailin'

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