单词 | buffe |
释义 | buffen. Now historical. In ancient armour, a chin piece pierced with breathing-holes, worn with the burgonet. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > helmet > [noun] > aventail aventailc1374 ventailc1400 ventailet1459 volant piece1503 buffe1598 volant1867 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Buffa, the buffie or breathing holes of a headpiece or helmet. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xliv. xxxiv. 1192 Others furbushed their headpeeces, buffes [L. bucculas], and beavers. 1885 H. A. Dillon Fairholt's Costume in Eng. (ed. 3) II. (Gloss.) at Burgonet A separate and distinct chin-piece called a buffe is so often associated with it [sc. the burgonet]. 1909 C. Ffoulkes Armour & Weapons iv. 83 The face-guard, when used with the burgonet, is called the Buffe. 1922 Daily Tel. 12 June 20/3 The ‘Buffe’ of French 16th century work, which belongs to the ‘Colbert’ casque. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < |
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