almain rivet

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind of light, flexible plate armour first used in Germany around 1450, designed to be manufactured easily, especially en masse.
    — Two tithing corslets furnished, ij pair of almain rivets furnished. […] John Glasse, one almain rivet. John Chapman, one almain rivet. John Hurforde, with others[,] one almain rivet.

词形变化

almain rivets plural Almain-rivet alternative Almain rivet alternative Almaine rivet alternative almain-rivet alternative

词源

From Almain + rivet, attested 1530 (as almayne ryvettes). Perhaps named for the overlapping plates' sliding on rivets, although it has also been suggested that rivet meant a suit of armor, related to French revêtir.
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