moton
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Etymology
From Middle English moton, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French,[1] compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; mentonnière, chinguard (of a helmet)”); alternatively, compare mouton (“sheepskin”).
Noun
moton (plural motons)
- (military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
- 1848, Herbert Haines, editor, A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses [...] in the Possession of the Oxford Architectural Society:
- […] , the pauldrons covered the back of the shoulders, motons were worn over a gusset of mail at the right armpit, and the elbow-plates were of large size.
References
- “moton”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Further reading
- “moton”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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