"tonlet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɔn.lɛt/ Forms: tonlets [plural]
Etymology: Middle English tonlet, Old French tonnelet (French tonnelet (“high breeches; keg”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tonlet}} Middle English tonlet, {{der|en|fro|tonnelet}} Old French tonnelet, {{cog|fr|tonnelet||high breeches; keg}} French tonnelet (“high breeches; keg”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonlet (plural tonlets)
  1. (historical) A long armoured skirt, designed for combat on foot. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-tonlet-en-noun-ldK2cIDk
  2. (historical) One of the plates which make up such a skirt. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-tonlet-en-noun--crcYr2T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Armor Synonyms: tonnelet
Disambiguation of Armor: 0 0

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