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poletta

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Searchable Lemmata: poletta (L).
Alternate Forms: polet'.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Armour; shoulder-armour; piece of armour protecting the shoulder.(1348)
1. unum cotarium barrez cum alettis ... unum par de quissotes de plat' cum polet' ... Accounts. (citations from individual page of text may not appear in original order) [DMLBS IMisc (161/9) 1348]
c.f.: espauler, pouldron
L.
Sex: Male    Use: Military    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Shoulder(s).

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, 'aphaeretic form of AN espaule + -ette' [DMLBS]
WF: Derivation
Etym Cog:
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