VAMPLATE

Meaning of VAMPLATE in English

/vam"playt'/ , n. Armor.

a metal plate mounted on a lance in front of the grip to protect the hand.

[ 1300-50; ME vaunplate vaunt- fore- (see AVAUNT) + plate PLATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

VAMPLATE — ˈvamˌplāt noun Etymology: Middle English, vaunplate, from Anglo-French vaunt- fore- (from Old French avant- ) + plate — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAMPLATE — (n.) A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to protect the hand.
Английский словарь Webster
VAMPLATE — ( n. ) A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to protect the hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VAMPLATE — noun a round of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to protect the hand.
Webster English vocab
VAMPLATE — [ 'vampleɪt ] ■ noun historical a circular plate on a spear or lance designed to protect the hand. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VAMPLATE — n. hist. an iron plate on a lance protecting the hand when the lance was couched. [ME f. AF vauntplate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VAMPLATE — n. hist. an iron plate on a lance protecting the hand when the lance was couched. [ ME f. AF …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VAMPLATE — n. hist. an iron plate on a lance protecting the hand when the lance was couched. Etymology: ME f. AF …
Oxford English vocab
VAMBRACE — [ 'vambreɪs ] ■ noun historical a piece of armour for the arm, especially the forearm. Origin ME: from an …
Concise Oxford English vocab

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