pourpoint

American  

[poor-point, -pwant] / ˈpʊərˌpɔɪnt, -ˌpwænt /

noun

1. a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.

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pourpoint British  

/ ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt /

noun

1. a man's stuffed quilted doublet of a kind worn between the Middle Ages and the 17th century

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Etymology

Origin of pourpoint

1350–1400; < French, noun use of past participle of pourpoindre to quilt, perforate, equivalent to pour-, for par- (< Latin per ) through + poindre (< Latin pungere to prick, pierce; see point); replacing Middle English purpont < Anglo-Latin purpunctus

Example Sentences

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pourpoint

It is good oil, of high gasoline content and such low pourpoint that the pipeline can be laid on the surface.

From Time Magazine Archive

I warrant me he hides a craven spirit beneath that slashed pourpoint.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle

Seizing a flagon of foaming Burgundy, the knight of the gold embroidered pourpoint quaffed it to the lovely Joan Du Bois.

From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Maturin Murray Ballou

Dick-o'-the-Gyves attempted to trip him up, John Catchpole seized him by the collar of his pourpoint.

From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various

A purple pourpoint, crimson breeches, an amber-colored cloak, and a huge hat with a blue feather set off a figure of extravagantly martial presence.

From The Duke's Motto A Melodrama by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy