poleyn

n. 护膝铠甲

发音

UK /ˈpɒlɪn/
UK /ˈpɒleɪn/
US /ˈpoʊˌleɪn/

词形变化

poleyns 复数 poleyns poulaine

别名

poleine

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The part of medieval armour that protected the knee.

    历史
  2. 2.

    Rare form of poulaine (“(shoe with a) pointed toe”).

    罕用

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:poleyn.

词源

From Middle English polein(e) (“knee armor”), from Anglo-Norman polein (“knee armor”). Possibly related to poulaine (“pointed toe on a shoe”).

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