pourpoint
[ poo r-point, -pwant ]
/ ˈpʊərˌpɔɪnt, -ˌpwænt /
noun
a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.
Origin of pourpoint
1350–1400; < French, noun use of past participle of
pourpoindre to quilt, perforate, equivalent to
pour-, for
par- (< Latin
per) through +
poindre (< Latin
pungere to prick, pierce; see
point); replacing Middle English
purpont < Anglo-Latin
purpunctus
Words nearby pourpoint
pour test,
pourboire,
pouring box,
pourparler,
pourparty,
pourpoint,
pourriture noble,
pousada,
pousse-café,
poussette,
poussin
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British Dictionary definitions for pourpoint
pourpoint
/ (ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt) /
noun
a man's stuffed quilted doublet of a kind worn between the Middle Ages and the 17th century
Word Origin for pourpoint
C15: from Old French, from
pourpoindre to stick, from
pour- variant of
par-, from Latin
per through +
poindre to pierce, from Latin
pungere to puncture