English Explanatory Dictionary

almain rivet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of light, flexible plate armour first used in Germany around 1450, designed to be manufactured easily, especially en masse.

Word forms

almain rivet almain rivets Almain-rivet Almaine rivet

Etymology

From Almain + rivet, attested 1530 (as almayne ryvettes). Perhaps named for the overlapping plates' sliding on rivets, although it has also been suggested that rivet meant a suit of armor, related to French revêtir.

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