moton
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ “moton”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Further reading edit
- “moton”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Finnish edit
Noun edit
moton
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Noun edit
moton
- Alternative form of motoun
Norman edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old French menton.
Noun edit
moton m (plural motons)
Occitan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *multo, *multonis, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *molto-. Compare French mouton.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
moton m (plural motons) (Languedoc)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 430.
Old French edit
Noun edit
moton oblique singular, m (oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)
- Alternative form of mouton