pourpointing
pourpointing noun: synonym of pourpointerie.
Noun
pourpointing (uncountable)
- Synonym of pourpointerie.
- This seems very doubtful : it appears more likely that the coloured defence is of jazerant - work , of pourpointing , or of chain ; and this notion is strengthened by a very curious illumination in Royal MS . , 15 , E , vi .1849, “The” Archaeological Journal, page 353
- The armour of the arbalester is probably meant for chain-mail: that of the archer is very vague, but seems to express some kind of pourpointing. The artist has carefully distinguished the barbed head of the arrow […] That the banded defences under consideration were of pourpointing is still more...1855, John Hewitt, Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe
- Synonyms:
- pourpointerie
Synonyms of pourpointing
Origin of pourpointing
From French pourpointerie.
Questions about pourpointing
- What does pourpointing mean?
- Pourpointing means synonym of pourpointerie.
- What part of speech is pourpointing?
- Pourpointing is a noun.
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