POURPOINT


Meaning of POURPOINT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpu̇r-ˌpȯint, -ˌpwant ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English purpoint, from Anglo-French, from Old French porpoint, adjective, quilted, from Vulgar Latin * perpunctus, past participle of * perpungere to perforate, from Latin per through + pungere to prick, pierce — more at pungent

Date: 14th century

: a padded and quilted doublet

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