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pourpointerie

pourpointerie noun: quilting of the sort used in constructing pourpoints.

Noun

pourpointerie (uncountable)

  1. Quilting of the sort used in constructing pourpoints.
    • The Cuisses of Sir Thomas Cheyne, are of Pourpointerie. His Sabbatons or shoes of mail are formed of small overlaying pieces of steel, like scales: they are imbricated Sabbatons, tegulated Sollerets, laminated Poulains , or scaly […]1840, Charles Henry Hartshorne, An Endeavour to Classify the Sepulchral Remains in Northamptonshire; Or, A Discourse on Funeral Monuments in that County, page 36
    • In this tapestry , three other modes of clothing the leg are seen: in some figures the crossing lines forming lozenges are found, which we have assumed to be pourpointerie; in others appear the fasciæ, or winding bands, […]1855, John Hewitt, Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: from the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the 13. Century with Illustrations, page 134
    Synonyms:
    pourpointing

Synonyms of pourpointerie

Origin of pourpointerie

From French pourpointerie.

Questions about pourpointerie

What does pourpointerie mean?
Pourpointerie means quilting of the sort used in constructing pourpoints.
What part of speech is pourpointerie?
Pourpointerie is a noun.

Words near pourpointerie in the dictionary

  1. pourparler
  2. pourparlers
  3. pourparties
  4. pourparty
  5. pourpoint
  6. pourpointerie
  7. pourpointing
  8. pourpoints
  9. pourpresture
  10. pourprestures
  11. Pourquoi Pas

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