mamelière
/ˌmæməˈljɛɚ/
mamelière noun: a circular armor plate (of metal, leather, etc) worn over the breast of a fighter to hold chains to which the sword, dagger, or helmet could be attached, so as to be recoverable if knocked from the fighter.
Noun
mamelière (plural mamelières)
- A circular armor plate (of metal, leather, etc) worn over the breast of a fighter to hold chains to which the sword, dagger, or helmet could be attached, so as to be recoverable if knocked from the fighter.
- During the following reign an increased quantity of plate is visible, and small circular plates, mamelières, so called from their position, and to which chains were attached, that were secured at the other end to the helmet[…]1885, Frederick William Fairholt, Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century, London : G. Bell & Sons, page 150
- For the first time in the Seals the pomel of the sword is fastened by a chain to a mamelière. The examples of monumental effigies and brasses exhibiting these features are far from numerous, and they are always associated with[…]1888, The Archaeological Journal, page 103
Examples of mamelière in a sentence
- On the neck is the gorget of plates, and on the cuirass is seen one of the mamelières or ornamental circular plates to which the chain was attached for holding the helmet.1895, The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, page 253:
- Mamelières prevailed during the fourteenth century, more especially in the first half.1898, Archaeologia Aeliana: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquities, page 221:
- There is a brass in Minster church, Isle of Sheppey, which represents an armed figure with only one 'mamelière;' it is on the left breast, with the chain going up over the left shoulder.1899, Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, page 221:
- Clearly defined are the quatrefoil piercings in the lower front that were used for attaching the helm, by means of a chain and bar, to the mamelières of the breastplate.1920, Guy F. Laking, A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries:
Forms of mamelière
| plural | mamelières |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mamellière |
| alternative form | mamillière |
Origin of mamelière
From French mamelière, from mamelle + -ière.
Questions about mamelière
- What does mamelière mean?
- Mamelière means a circular armor plate (of metal, leather, etc) worn over the breast of a fighter to hold chains to which the sword, dagger, or helmet could be attached, so as to be recoverable if knocked from the fighter.
- How do you use mamelière in a sentence?
- On the neck is the gorget of plates, and on the cuirass is seen one of the mamelières or ornamental circular plates to which the chain was attached for holding the helmet.
- What part of speech is mamelière?
- Mamelière is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mamelière?
- Mamelière is pronounced /ˌmæməˈljɛɚ/.
- What is the plural of mamelière?
- The plural of mamelière is mamelières.
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