Pourpointing
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of pourpointerie. uncountable
"This seems very doubtful : it appears more likely that the coloured defence is of jazerant - work , of pourpointing , or of chain ; and this notion is strengthened by a very curious illumination in Royal MS . , 15 , E , vi ."
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More examples"This seems very doubtful : it appears more likely that the coloured defence is of jazerant - work , of pourpointing , or of chain ; and this notion is strengthened by a very curious illumination in Royal MS . , 15 , E , vi ."
Etymology
From French pourpointerie.
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