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bleaunt

bleaunt noun: a short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages.

Noun

bleaunt (plural bleaunts)

  1. (historical) A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages

Forms of bleaunt

pluralbleaunts

Origin of bleaunt

From Middle English bleaunt, blehand, blihand, from Old Northern French bliaunt, probably of Germanic origin, from Frankish *blīfald, from *blīu + *faldan. Compare Old French bliaut, blialt, Medieval Latin blialdus, Middle High German blīant, blīalt. More at English bliaut.

Questions about bleaunt

What does bleaunt mean?
Bleaunt means a short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages.
What part of speech is bleaunt?
Bleaunt is a noun.
What is the plural of bleaunt?
The plural of bleaunt is bleaunts.

Words near bleaunt in the dictionary

  1. bleatings
  2. bleats
  3. bleaty
  4. Bleau
  5. bleaugh
  6. bleaunt
  7. bleaunts
  8. Bleaus
  9. Bleazard
  10. bleb
  11. blebbability

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