单词 | ailette |
释义 | ailetten. Now historical. Each of a pair of pieces of leather or other material worn over the shoulders as part of the accoutrements of an armoured knight or man-at-arms.Now generally thought to have been worn primarily for purposes of heraldic display or other decoration rather than for protection. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > shoulder armour pouldrona1396 spaudelera1400 ailettec1440 haute-piecea1500 pollet1548 shoulder-piece1580 epaulette1824 shoulder shield1824 shoulder cap1830 scale1846 shoulder plate1846 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 2565 (MED) An alet enamelde he oches in sondire. 1814 Archaeologia 17 300 At the end of this item of the account, there is a memorandum, stating that each suit of armour consisted of a tunic, a surcoat, a pair of ailettes, [etc.]. 1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 108 Towards the close of this [sc. Edward I's] reign those curious ornaments called ailettes, or little wings, from their situation and appearance, are seen on the shoulders of knights. 1877 L. Jewitt Half-hrs. among Eng. Antiq. 112 The sleeved surcoat; the ailettes or wing-pieces, behind the shoulders. 1904 Ancestor Jan. 154 The knights have large oblong alettes with their arms—silver with a fesse and label of gules—and gules with a silver eagle. 1963 N. Pevsner Herefordshire 101 An interesting detail of his armour is the so-called ailettes behind his shoulders. 2010 P. R. Coss Found. Gentry Life ix. 181 Stained glass at Carlton Scroop..portrays Sir John de Newmarch as a kneeling figure in armour, displaying his arms both on his shield and on his ailettes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1440 |
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