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pattener en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpatənə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpatnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpætənɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English patyner; equivalent to patten + -er.

Meanings

1. (historical) pattenmaker
   • The pattenmakers, it seems, used the same material: the king, therefore, steps in between the patteners and the fletchers[…] 1860, John Hewitt, Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: Supplement. Comprising the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, page 531:
   • But even though numbers of very small crafts, such as bookbinders, clockmakers, or patteners were not associated with pageants in the 1415 listing[…] 1997, Sarah Rees Jones, The Government of Medieval York: Essays in Commemoration of the 1396 Royal Charter, →ISBN, page 151:
   • The pattenmakers or patteners still find occupation in Yorkshire. 1882, John Hewitt, Old Yorkshire, volume 3, page 22:

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