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pattener

UK/ˈpatənə/US/ˈpætənɚ/

pattener noun: pattenmaker.

Noun

pattener (plural patteners)

  1. (historical) pattenmaker
    • The pattenmakers, it seems, used the same material: the king, therefore, steps in between the patteners and the fletchers[…]1860, John Hewitt, Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: Supplement. Comprising the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, page 531
    • The pattenmakers or patteners still find occupation in Yorkshire.1882, John Hewitt, Old Yorkshire, volume 3, page 22

Forms of pattener

pluralpatteners

Origin of pattener

From Middle English patyner; equivalent to patten + -er.

Questions about pattener

What does pattener mean?
Pattener means pattenmaker.
What part of speech is pattener?
Pattener is a noun.
How do you pronounce pattener?
Pattener is pronounced /ˈpatənə/ (UK).
What is the plural of pattener?
The plural of pattener is patteners.

Words near pattener in the dictionary

  1. pattemars
  2. patten
  3. Pattenden
  4. Pattendens
  5. pattened
  6. pattener
  7. patteners
  8. pattening
  9. pattenmaker
  10. pattenmakers
  11. pattens

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