burré
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Searchable Lemmata: burré (AF).
Alternate Forms: Unique.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Armour;
something padded; AND2 suggests that the word refers to a padded jacket; but it is equated with Latin cestus 'boxing glove, battle-glove, gauntlet'.(circa 1150 - circa 1200)
Sex: N/A Use: Military Ceremonial: No
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, adjectival derivation from burre (q.v.) 'flock of wool, padding material', so 'padded'; in this instance used substantively, thus literally 'padded thing'.
The Classical cestus was a padded covering for the hand and lower arms, but unlike modern boxing-gloves often were fitted with iron plates and spikes. It is derived from an older caestus < caedo 'cut, strike', and not to be confused with the word cestus, cestos (see cestos) 'girdle', < Greek.
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