Tonnelet
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of tonlet. alt-of, alternative
"The head-piece is a salade of German shape, with a lifting visor beneath which, attached to the breastplate [...] The most remarkable plates of this armour are those which compose its skirt or tonnelet, a part known in France as the grande braconnière: this skirt, which covers the thighs, consists of six plates."
Example
More examples"The head-piece is a salade of German shape, with a lifting visor beneath which, attached to the breastplate [...] The most remarkable plates of this armour are those which compose its skirt or tonnelet, a part known in France as the grande braconnière: this skirt, which covers the thighs, consists of six plates."
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