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单词 polder mitton
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polder mittonn.

Brit. /ˈpəʊldə mɪtn/, /ˈpɒldə mɪtn/, U.S. /ˈpoʊldər mɪtn/
Forms: 1500s polder mutton, 1800s– polder mitton, 1900s– polder mitten.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French espaule de mouton.
Etymology: < Middle French espaule de mouton (1446), transferred use of espaule de mouton shoulder of mutton ( < espaule epaule n. + de de prep. + mouton mutton n.), the piece of armour being so called on account of its shape (compare quot. 1909).In modern historical use after H. A. Dillon's reference to the source cited in quot. ?a1549 (see quot. 1888). The forms polder mitton, polder mitten show alteration of the second element after mitten n.
Armour. Now historical.
A large curved piece of armour worn as reinforcement over the right arm at tournaments.
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?a1549 Inventory Henry VIII (1998) I. 162/1 Item three paier of Vambrases with ij Polder muttons.
1888 H. A. Dillon in Archaeologia 51 258 [Referring to quot. ?a1549] There are..vambraces with ‘polder mittons’. Here we have the espaulle de mouton of Cte de Belleval's MS. of 1446. They were for the right arm, and protected the bend of the arm.
1909 C. Ffoulkes Armour & Weapons iv. 76 The Poldermitton—so called from its likeness to the ‘epaule de mouton’, and worn over the bend of the right arm.
1958 C. Blair European Armour vii. 161 The polder-mitten..is often arranged so that its upper end can be locked to the upper cannon by means of a screw.
1995 Re: Asking if Certain Combat Style Okay in rec.org.sca (Usenet newsgroup) 5 Mar. I think I'd find paired polder mittons a bit awkward.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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