garde-collet
/ɡɑɹd(ə)kɔleɪ̯/
garde-collet noun: synonym of passguard, neck guard (plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck).
Noun
garde-collet (plural garde-collets)
- Synonym of passguard, neck guard (plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck)
- These passe-gardes, or garde-collets, which sometimes are greatly elevated, distinguish the armour of the reigns of Charles VIII., Louis XII., and Francis I., of France (severally, A.D. 1483 to 1496; 1496 to 1515 […]).1874, Joseph Paul Lacombe, Arms and Armour in antiquity and the Middle Ages ... Translated ... and with a preface, notes, and one additional chapter on arms and armour in England, by C. Boutell, page...
- They act as a support by means of which the armour is hung from the shoulders. In some old suits of armour two stiff crescent-shaped pieces are fixed to the top of the Wata-gami, forming a sort of "garde collet." They are omitted in the later armour, together with other appurtenances, such as […]1881, Asiatic Society of Japan, Transactions, page 267
- Synonyms:
- passguard, neck guard
Synonyms of garde-collet
Forms of garde-collet
| plural | garde-collets |
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Origin of garde-collet
From French garde-collet.
Questions about garde-collet
- What does garde-collet mean?
- Garde-collet means synonym of passguard, neck guard (plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck).
- What part of speech is garde-collet?
- Garde-collet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce garde-collet?
- Garde-collet is pronounced /ɡɑɹd(ə)kɔleɪ̯/.
- What is the plural of garde-collet?
- The plural of garde-collet is garde-collets.
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