pourpointerie en · NOUN
Etymology
From French pourpointerie.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Quilting of the sort used in constructing pourpoints.
The Cuisses of Sir Thomas Cheyne, are of Pourpointerie. His Sabbatons or shoes of mail are formed of small overlaying pieces of steel, like scales: they are imbricated Sabbatons, tegulated Sollerets, laminated Poulains , or scaly […]
1840, Charles Henry Hartshorne, An Endeavour to Classify the Sepulchral Remains in Northamptonshire; Or, A Discourse on Funeral Monuments in that County, page 36:[…] armour of plate; a defence composed of metal strips fixed on leather or pourpointerie; a quilted garment with studs on the surface; a variety, in which studs and strips of metal overlie a quilted defence; […]
1858, The Gentleman's Magazine, page 586:In this tapestry , three other modes of clothing the leg are seen: in some figures the crossing lines forming lozenges are found, which we have assumed to be pourpointerie; in others appear the fasciæ, or winding bands, […]
1855, John Hewitt, Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: from the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the 13. Century with Illustrations, page 134: