almain rivet

短语

词形变化

almain rivets 复数 almain rivets

别名

Almaine Rivet Almain-rivet Almaine rivet

释义与例句

n.
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    A kind of light, flexible plate armour first used in Germany around 1450, designed to be manufactured easily, especially en masse.

    Two tithing corslets furnished, ij pair of almain rivets furnished. […] John Glasse, one almain rivet. John Chapman, one almain rivet. John Hurforde, with others[,] one almain rivet.

词源

From Almain + rivet, attested 1530 (as almayne ryvettes). Perhaps named for the overlapping plates' sliding on rivets, although it has also been suggested that rivet meant a suit of armor, related to French revêtir.

来源：wiktionary