pourpoint

[ poor-point, -pwant ]

/ ˈpʊərˌpɔɪnt, -ˌpwænt /

noun

a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.

Origin of pourpoint

1350–1400; <French, noun use of past participle of pourpoindre to quilt, perforate, equivalent to pour-, for par- (<Latin per) through + poindre (<Latin pungere to prick, pierce; see point); replacing Middle English purpont<Anglo-Latin purpunctus

Words nearby pourpoint

pour oil on troubled waters, pour on the coal, pour out one's heart, pourparler, pourparty, pourpoint, pourriture noble, pour test, pousada, pousse-café, poussette

Definition for pourpoint (2 of 2)

pour point

noun Chemistry.

the lowest temperature at which a substance will flow under given conditions.

Origin of pour point

First recorded in 1920–25

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for pourpoint

A few days after Pascal's death, a servant discovered this profession sewed into a fold of his master's waistcoat, pourpoint.
The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal|Blaise Pascal
We find the names of the gambeson, hacqueton, and pourpoint, and sometimes the jacke.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts
The pourpoint was worn over the hauberk, but sometimes it was worn alone, the hauberk being omitted for the sake of lightness.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts
I had but time to seize Michelot by the collar of his pourpoint and draw him towards me.
The Suitors of Yvonne|Raphael Sabatini

Dick-o'-the-Gyves attempted to trip him up, John Catchpole seized him by the collar of his pourpoint.
Stories of the Olden Time|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pourpoint (1 of 2)

pourpoint

/ (ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt) /

noun

a man's stuffed quilted doublet of a kind worn between the Middle Ages and the 17th century

Word Origin for pourpoint

C15: from Old French, from pourpoindre to stick, from pour- variant of par-, from Latin per through + poindre to pierce, from Latin pungere to puncture

British Dictionary definitions for pourpoint (2 of 2)

pour point

noun

chem the lowest temperature at which a mineral oil will flow under specified conditions

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pourpoint
释义	pourpoint [ poor-point, -pwant ] / ˈpʊərˌpɔɪnt, -ˌpwænt / noun a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries. Origin of pourpoint 1350–1400; <French, noun use of past participle of pourpoindre to quilt, perforate, equivalent to pour-, for par- (<Latin per) through + poindre (<Latin pungere to prick, pierce; see point); replacing Middle English purpont<Anglo-Latin purpunctus Words nearby pourpoint pour oil on troubled waters, pour on the coal, pour out one's heart, pourparler, pourparty, pourpoint, pourriture noble, pour test, pousada, pousse-café, poussette Definition for pourpoint (2 of 2) pour point noun Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a substance will flow under given conditions. Origin of pour point First recorded in 1920–25 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pourpoint A few days after Pascal's death, a servant discovered this profession sewed into a fold of his master's waistcoat, pourpoint. The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal\|Blaise Pascal We find the names of the gambeson, hacqueton, and pourpoint, and sometimes the jacke. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages\|Edward Lewes Cutts The pourpoint was worn over the hauberk, but sometimes it was worn alone, the hauberk being omitted for the sake of lightness. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages\|Edward Lewes Cutts I had but time to seize Michelot by the collar of his pourpoint and draw him towards me. The Suitors of Yvonne\|Raphael Sabatini Dick-o'-the-Gyves attempted to trip him up, John Catchpole seized him by the collar of his pourpoint. Stories of the Olden Time\|Various British Dictionary definitions for pourpoint (1 of 2) pourpoint / (ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt) / noun a man's stuffed quilted doublet of a kind worn between the Middle Ages and the 17th century Word Origin for pourpoint C15: from Old French, from pourpoindre to stick, from pour- variant of par-, from Latin per through + poindre to pierce, from Latin pungere to puncture British Dictionary definitions for pourpoint (2 of 2) pour point noun chem the lowest temperature at which a mineral oil will flow under specified conditions Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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