shinplate
shinplate noun: an item of plate armour covering the shin; a greave.
Noun
shinplate (plural shinplates)
- An item of plate armour covering the shin; a greave.
- This helmet is part of a set of armour, also comprising collar, pair of pauldrons, vambraces (armplate) and greaves (shinplate). The pieces come as field armour fitted with extra pieces for lighter field use.2003, David Starkey, Elizabeth: The Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- The dwarven priest followed, keeping his distance, and trying to time his crunching steps in steel plate armor and […] Azenairk looked up, his shinplate just having kicked into a rock on the side of the trail, the two men drawing[…]2010 05, Jason R. Jones, The Exodus: Of Spiders and Falcons, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 139
Forms of shinplate
| plural | shinplates |
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Origin of shinplate
From shin + plate.
Questions about shinplate
- What does shinplate mean?
- Shinplate means an item of plate armour covering the shin; a greave.
- What part of speech is shinplate?
- Shinplate is a noun.
- What is the plural of shinplate?
- The plural of shinplate is shinplates.
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