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

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 Esther Singleton