pourpoint
French → English
noun//puʁ.pwɛ̃//
(history/clothing) Doublet: a man's close-fitting padded jacket worn in the Middle Ages
Le chevalier portait un pourpoint de soie brodé sous son manteau.
(English) The knight wore an embroidered silk doublet under his cloak.
Les historiens examinent ce vieux pourpoint pour comprendre la mode ancienne.
(English) Historians are examining this old doublet to understand ancient fashion.
Entry ID: fr:en:pourpoint · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary