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mentonnière

  • /ˌmɛn.tənˈjɛɚ/

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From French mentonnière.

noun mentonnières · mentonniere · mentonière · mentoniere

  1. historical An item of armor protecting the chin, often identified with or used interchangeably with the bevor. Tilting Helmet, composed of a closed helmet and large mentonière. The skull has a low roped comb, the chin piece opens down the front, the vizor is strongly reinforced by an extra plate on the forehead, […]

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noun chin armor — see also bevor

Françaismentonnière

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"mentonnière." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mentonni%C3%A8re. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mentonnière. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mentonni%C3%A8re

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"mentonnière." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mentonni%C3%A8re.

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@misc{mentonnie_re_2026,
  title = {mentonnière},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mentonni%C3%A8re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}