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

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

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 McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

He has a large black cap on his head, and his pourpoint, mantle, and wide and embroidered sleeves are yellow.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther

He was dressed in high boots, and long striped hose of blue and red, with a close-fitting pourpoint of blue, and a long mantle, with furred sleeves, hanging down to his stirrups.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

Over the hawberk is a garment, perhaps of leather with a dagged skirt-edge, and over this again is a sleeveless gambeson or pourpoint of leather or quilted work, studded and enriched.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various