genouilleren.

/ʒənuːˈjɛː/

Forms: Also Middle English genyllere, 1800s genouilliere.

Etymology: < French genouillère, < Old French genouil (French genou) knee < popular Latin *genuclum, < genu knee.

1. A flexible piece of armour for covering the knees, with joints like those of a lobster.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour > armour for knees

genouillerec1380

poleyn1388

pulley-piece1611

kneecap1660

kneeleta1843

knee-guard1869

knee-piece1869

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 5631 Þe strok ys ferþer wente..And ful opon ys genyllere.

1850 Boutell in Gentleman's Mag. 120 ii. 44 The knees are guarded by genouillières of peculiar form.

2. Fortification. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > parapet > parts of or connected with

talus1645

superior slope1686

bonnet1688

brisure1706

genouillere1802

crémaillère1828

crest1830

plonge1853

plunge1859

apron1918

1802 in C. James New Mil. Dict.

1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 73 That part of the interior slope of the parapet immediately beneath the embrasures is called the genouillère.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Genouillere, that part of a battery which remains above the platform, and under the gun after the opening of the embrasure. Of course a knee-step.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	genouillere
释义	genouilleren. /ʒənuːˈjɛː/ Forms: Also Middle English genyllere, 1800s genouilliere. Etymology: < French genouillère, < Old French genouil (French genou) knee < popular Latin genuclum, < genu* knee. 1. A flexible piece of armour for covering the knees, with joints like those of a lobster. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour > armour for knees genouillerec1380 poleyn1388 pulley-piece1611 kneecap1660 kneeleta1843 knee-guard1869 knee-piece1869 c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 5631 Þe strok ys ferþer wente..And ful opon ys genyllere. 1850 Boutell in Gentleman's Mag. 120 ii. 44 The knees are guarded by genouillières of peculiar form. 2. Fortification. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > parapet > parts of or connected with talus1645 superior slope1686 bonnet1688 brisure1706 genouillere1802 crémaillère1828 crest1830 plonge1853 plunge1859 apron1918 1802 in C. James New Mil. Dict. 1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 73 That part of the interior slope of the parapet immediately beneath the embrasures is called the genouillère. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Genouillere, that part of a battery which remains above the platform, and under the gun after the opening of the embrasure. Of course a knee-step. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1380
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