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bleaunt

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[blee-uhnt] / ˈbli ənt /

noun

  1. a short tunic or blouse, worn in the Middle Ages.

Etymology

Origin of bleaunt

1275–1325; Middle English bleaunt, blihand < Anglo-French blia ( u ) nt, bliaut, Old French blialt, akin to Old Provençal blidal, blizal; of uncertain origin

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