braconniere
/ˌbɹækənˈjɛɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Danish warrior of the fourteenth century, whose armour is curious because of the braconniere or apron and loinguards in trellised work which partly cover the mailed hauberk."
- "The true blade Peaceful snouted up and seared through the first knight's mail deep into his groin. […] The man collapsed in a clattering uproar of metal clashing against metal. Trouble with a full suit of plate, even today and as far as armorers like Master Gyron had gone, was that betraying section of mail braconniere."
- "Underneath was a broad girdle of heavy leather and metal plates, from which hung thigh guards and a kind of braconniere, a kilt of chain mail."
Etymology
From French braconnière, from Middle French braconniere, bragonniere, from Old Italian braconi, from braca.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: braconnière, braconniere, braconi