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motons

motons is the plural of moton.

Meaning of moton

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

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Questions about motons

What is motons the plural of?
Motons is the plural of moton.

Words near motons in the dictionary

  1. motoneuronal
  2. motoneurone
  3. motoneurones
  4. motoneurons
  5. motonormativity
  6. motons
  7. motophone
  8. motophones
  9. motopia
  10. motopias
  11. motor

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