Poleine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poleine is a noun meaning Alternative form of poleyn (“knee armor”).
Meaning
Alternative form of poleyn (“knee armor”).
More Meanings
- Alternative form of poulaine (“long, pointed toe of a shoe”).
Example Sentences
No one under the estate of a lord was permitted to wear the indecently-short jackets, gowns, &c. mentioned by Monstrelet, or pikes or poleines to his shoes and boots exceeding two inches in length.
Below the cuisses were knee pieces called poleines, which were half round or slightly pointed in profile, usually with a spade- or kidney-shaped wing on the outside to protect the back of the joint. Articulated at the base of the poleine was a demi-greave, a small plate .
Word Forms
- poleines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poleyn, poitrine, pouldron, schynbald, puldron, palette.
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