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braconniere

/ˌbɹækənˈjɛɚ/

braconniere noun: a skirt or apron of mail or lamellar armor, worn with plate armor, to defend the stomach, groin, and upper thighs.

Noun

braconniere (plural braconnieres)

  1. A skirt or apron of mail or lamellar armor, worn with plate armor, to defend the stomach, groin, and upper thighs.
    • Danish warrior of the fourteenth century, whose armour is curious because of the braconniere or apron and loinguards in trellised work which partly cover the mailed hauberk.1877, Auguste Demmin, An Illustrated History of Arms and Armour from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, London: G. Bell & sons, page 185
    • The true blade Peaceful snouted up and seared through the first knight's mail deep into his groin. […] The man collapsed in a clattering uproar of metal clashing against metal. Trouble with a full suit of plate, even today and as far as armorers like Master Gyron had gone, was that betraying...2012, Kenneth Bulmer, The Key to Venudine: Keys to the Dimensions, Gateway, →ISBN

Examples of braconniere in a sentence

  • Trouble with a full suit of plate, even today and as far as armorers like Master Gyron had gone, was that betraying section of mail braconniere.2012, Kenneth Bulmer, The Key to Venudine: Keys to the Dimensions, Gateway, →ISBN:
  • Underneath was a broad girdle of heavy leather and metal plates, from which hung thigh guards and a kind of braconniere, a kilt of chain mail.2018, Philip Nowlan, The Prince of Mars Returns, Jovian Press, →ISBN:

Forms of braconniere

pluralbraconnieres
alternative formbraconnière

Origin of braconniere

From French braconnière, from Middle French braconniere, bragonniere, from Old Italian braconi, from braca.

Questions about braconniere

What does braconniere mean?
Braconniere means a skirt or apron of mail or lamellar armor, worn with plate armor, to defend the stomach, groin, and upper thighs.
How do you use braconniere in a sentence?
Trouble with a full suit of plate, even today and as far as armorers like Master Gyron had gone, was that betraying section of mail braconniere.
What part of speech is braconniere?
Braconniere is a noun.
How do you pronounce braconniere?
Braconniere is pronounced /ˌbɹækənˈjɛɚ/.
What is the plural of braconniere?
The plural of braconniere is braconnieres.

Words near braconniere in the dictionary

  1. bracky
  2. braconid
  3. braconids
  4. braconine
  5. braconines
  6. braconniere
  7. braconnieres
  8. braconnière
  9. braconnières
  10. bracoviral
  11. bracovirus

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