plaquet
plaquet noun: synonym of placard, a metal plate reinforcing the lower part of an armor breastplate or backplate.
Noun
plaquet (plural plaquets)
- Synonym of placard, a metal plate reinforcing the lower part of an armor breastplate or backplate.
- To the back-piece of the cuirass for the protection of the loins, was hooked on a piece of armour, called Garde des Reins, or culettes; and the breast-piece was occasionally strengthened by an additional plate called a Plaquet.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 21
- […] The plate of steel used as additional defence, and specifically the doubling of the lower part of the breastplate; a similar plaquet was used for the back.1899, Leicester (England), Records of the Borough of Leicester: 1103-1327, page 340
- Synonyms:
- placard
Synonyms of plaquet
Forms of plaquet
| plural | plaquets |
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Origin of plaquet
By surface analysis, plaque + -et.
Questions about plaquet
- What does plaquet mean?
- Plaquet means synonym of placard, a metal plate reinforcing the lower part of an armor breastplate or backplate.
- What part of speech is plaquet?
- Plaquet is a noun.
- What is the plural of plaquet?
- The plural of plaquet is plaquets.
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