English Explanatory Dictionary

bleaunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages

Word forms

bleaunt bleaunts

Etymology

From Middle English bleaunt, blehand, blihand, from Old Northern French bliaunt, probably of Germanic origin, from Frankish *blīfald, from *blīu + *faldan. Compare Old French bliaut, blialt, Medieval Latin blialdus, Middle High German blīant, blīalt. More at English bliaut.

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