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ailette

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[ey-let] / eɪˈlɛt /

noun

Armor.

  1. either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.

Etymology

Origin of ailette

< Middle French, diminutive of aile wing. See aisle, -ette

Example Sentences

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Squires were running hither and thither, or aiding their masters to don armor, lacing helm to hauberk, tying the points of ailette, coude, and rondel; buckling cuisse and jambe to thigh and leg.

From The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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