单词 | mentonniere |
释义 | mentonnieren. Armour. A piece of armour covering the chin or lower part of the face and neck, attached either to the helmet or to the upper part of the body armour.This French term is not recorded in early English documents, and Meyrick appears to have been the first to use it in an English context. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > helmet > [noun] > chin- or cheek-piece barbelc1314 cheekpiece1759 mentonniere1824 1824 S. R. Meyrick Crit. Inq. into Antient Armour II. 247 On this is a protuberance and two rings to hold a shield, made also with a mentoniere. 1824 S. R. Meyrick Crit. Inq. into Antient Armour II. 247 They have grand guards with mentonieres and coursing-hats. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 20 June 11/2 A Mentonnière, engraved with the royal arms of Spain. 1889 Cent. Dict. at Forelock A clasp or catch serving to hold the helm, or..the beaver or the mentonnière. 1909 C. Ffoulkes Armour & Weapons iv. 82 The Beavor is generally a separate piece strapped round the neck or, in tilting, bolted to the breastplate. Some writers call this the Mentonière, but this name should rather be applied to the tilting breastplate which also protected the lower portion of the face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824 |
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