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moton

moton noun: a small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.

Noun

moton (plural motons)

  1. (historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
    • […], the pauldrons covered the back of the shoulders, motons were worn over a gusset of mail at the right armpit, and the elbow-plates were of large size.1848, Herbert Haines, editor, A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses … in the Possession of the Oxford Architectural Society

Proper noun capitalized: Moton

Moton

  1. A surname.

Forms of moton

pluralmotons

Origin of moton

From Middle English moton, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French, compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; mentonnière, chinguard (of a helmet)”); alternatively, compare mouton (“sheepskin”).

Questions about moton

What does moton mean?
Moton means a small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
What part of speech is moton?
Moton can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of moton?
The plural of moton is motons.

Words near moton in the dictionary

  1. Motokawa
  2. Motoko
  3. motokwane
  4. Motomi
  5. Motomura
  6. moton
  7. motoneer
  8. motoneurogenesis
  9. motoneuron
  10. motoneuronal
  11. motoneurone

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