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vamplate

American  
[vam-pleyt] / ˈvæmˌpleɪt /

noun

Armor.

  1. a metal plate mounted on a lance in front of the grip to protect the hand.

Etymology

Origin of vamplate

1300–50; Middle English vaunplate < Anglo-French vaunt- fore- ( see avaunt) + plate plate 1

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Figure 9 shows a tilting lance with vamplate used in tournaments in the sixteenth century.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

The vamplate can be made of cardboard covered with tinfoil to represent steel and studded with brass nails.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

In a small case are unfinished portions of a helmet and gorget, and a gilt and engraved vamplate belonging to a suit of Henry Prince of Wales.

From Authorised Guide to the Tower of London by Loftie, W. J.

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