单词 | monion |
释义 | monionn. rare. Now historical. A piece of armour covering either the shoulder or the whole of the upper arm. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > arm armour bracer?a1400 bracec1400 sleeve1465 plate-sleeve1578 bracelet1580 monion1652 brachal1658 arm piece1659 armlet1706 1652 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra i. 47 His sleeve which issuing forth of a Mougnon [Fr. mougnon] of gold, in the forme of a Lions Jawes, cover'd his Arme to the elbow, was of the same. 1659 J. Howell Particular Vocab. §xliv, in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) Monions for the shoulders; Gli spalacci; Les moignons; Espaldares. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Mognions, from the French Moignon, signifying the stump of a limb. A sort of armour for the shoulders. 1962 J. Mann Wallace Coll. Catal. I. 170 Munnions, each of six lames articulated at the back with sliding rivets for greater freedom of movement... The right munnion is attached to the gorget in front by a strap. 1982 L. Tarrasuk & C. Blair Compl. Encycl. Arms & Weapons 345/1 Monnions (or munnions), a 17th-century English term..denoting spandlers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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