pourpoint

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pourpoint

/ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt/ UK
/ˈpuː(ə)-/ UK
/ˈpɔː-/ UK
/-ˌpwænt/ UK
/ˈpʊ(ə)ɹˌpɔɪnt/ US
/ˈpuɹ-/ US
/ˈpɔɹ-/ US
/-ˌpwænt/ US

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From Middle English purpoynt, from Anglo-Norman purpoint, alteration of perpoint, from Late Latin perpunctum, from per- + punctum (“pierced”). The modern spelling is influenced by French pourpoint.

noun pourpoints

historical A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries. 1905-06, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel The old tunic, overtunic and cyclas were too sad and simple for the new fashions, so now strange and brilliant cotehardies, pourpoints, courtepies, paltocks, hanselines and many other wondrous garments, particoloured or diapered, with looped, embroidered or esc
historical A doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.

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@misc{pourpoint_2026,
  title = {pourpoint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pourpoint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}