solleretn.
/ˈsɒlərɛt/ Archaeology.
A shoe composed of steel plates or scales, forming part of a knight's armour in the 14th and 15th centuries.
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1826 A. E. Bray De Foix I. iii. 72 Upon his feet are seen the long-toed solerette, or pointed shoe (peculiar to the fourteenth century).
1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 138 With sollerets of over-lapping plates for the feet.
1884 Athenæum 16 Aug. 217/2 A fine effigy of a knight..with sollerets constructed of overlapping scales.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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