ailette
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ailette, diminutive of aile (“wing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ailette (plural ailettes)
- (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 edit
Further reading edit
- ailette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “ailette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ailette f (plural ailettes)
- small wing
Descendants edit
- English: ailette
Further reading edit
- “ailette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.