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oreillettes

oreillettes is the plural of oreillette.

Meaning of oreillette

Noun

oreillette (plural oreillettes)

  1. (historical) A flap or plate covering the ear in medieval armor helmets and civilian clothing.
    • The head is covered with a helmet, with oreillettes, and a pierced vizor; upon which are the arms of England, and the King's initials, “J. R.”1850, The Royal Companion to the "Sights of London" and Within Twenty-five Miles of St. Paul's: Containing a Mass of Valuable Information, Useful, Entertaining, and Instructive, Especially to...

Questions about oreillettes

What is oreillettes the plural of?
Oreillettes is the plural of oreillette.

Words near oreillettes in the dictionary

  1. oreide
  2. oreides
  3. oreille de crisse
  4. oreilles de crisse
  5. oreillette
  6. oreillettes
  7. oreinirostral
  8. Oreizy
  9. Oreizys
  10. Orejel
  11. Orejels

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