main de fer

短语

词形变化

mains de fer 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of manifer (“gauntlet for jousting”).

    历史 废旧

    […] 181 yds. yellow satin, at 8s., for bordering the 4 gentlemen's bards and bases; 3 yds. crimson satin, at 9s., for lining a headpiece, a pasguard, a main de fer and 2 gauntlets; 1 yd. white sarsnet, for girdles, 3s.

词源

From Middle English mayndefer, from Middle French main de fer (literally “hand of iron”).

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