pourpoint
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Definition of pourpoint
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(historical)A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.
“1905-06, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel The old tunic, overtunic and cyclas were too sad and simple for the new fashions, so now strange and brilliant cotehardies, pourpoints, courtepies, paltocks, hanselines and many other wondrous garments, particoloured or diapered, with looped, embroidered or escalloped edges, flamed and glittered round the King.”
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noun
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(historical)A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.
“1905-06, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel The old tunic, overtunic and cyclas were too sad and simple for the new fashions, so now strange and brilliant cotehardies, pourpoints, courtepies, paltocks, hanselines and many other wondrous garments, particoloured or diapered, with looped, embroidered or escalloped edges, flamed and glittered round the King.”
- (historical)A doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.
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Etymology
From Middle English purpoynt, from Anglo-Norman purpoint, alteration of perpoint, from Late Latin perpunctum, from per- + punctum (“pierced”). The modern spelling is influenced by French pourpoint.
Words you can make from pourpoint
141 playable · top: POPOUT (10 pts)
Best play popout 10 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
22 words4-letter words
45 words- OPPO 8 pts
- POOP 8 pts
- PROP 8 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- POON 6 pts
- POOR 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- POUR 6 pts
- POUT 6 pts
- PTUI 6 pts
- PUNT 6 pts
- PURI 6 pts
- ROUP 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- TOPO 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- UPON 6 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUIN 4 pts
- RUNT 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
- TURN 4 pts
- UNIT 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- PIP 7 pts
- POP 7 pts
- PUP 7 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- PIU 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POO 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- PUN 5 pts
- PUR 5 pts
- PUT 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- TUP 5 pts
- UPO 5 pts
- URP 5 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TUI 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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