ailette

English

This knight is wearing ailettes.

Etymology

Borrowed from French ailette, diminutive of aile (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪˈlɛt/

Noun

ailette (plural ailettes)

1. (historical) A small square piece of armour, normally made of boiled leather, worn on the shoulders of knights.
   • 1858, “Arms, Armour, and Military Usages of the Fourteenth Century”, in The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, volume 205:

     […] at the back of the shoulder is fixed an ailette

Translations

small square shield worn on the shoulders

• French: ailette (fr) f

Further reading

• ailette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “ailette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• tealite

French

Etymology

From aile +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.lɛt/ ~ /e.lɛt/

• Audio:

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Noun

ailette f (plural ailettes)

1. small wing

Descendants

• English: ailette

Further reading

• “ailette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.