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ԳٴDzԲԾè

[ men-tuhn-yair; French mahn-taw-nyer ]

noun

Armor.
plural ԳٴDzԲԾès
  1. any of various plate pieces for protecting the lower part of the face, as a beaver.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ԳٴDzԲԾè1

1815–25; < French, equivalent to menton chin + -è, feminine of -ier -ier 2; brassiere
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Example Sentences

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As the Marquis, confident in his address, disdained the use of the passe-guarde and the ԳٴDzԲԾè, Mounchensey abandoned those defences, though they were used by all the other knights, and placed his reliance in the strength of his breast-plate and gorget, and in the force of his right arm.

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He is attired in a suit of black armour of exquisite workmanship, lacking only the helmet, which is carried by a page—as are the volante pièce, the ԳٴDzԲԾè, and the grande-garde, intended to be worn in the field.

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