Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paltock

/ˈpaltɒk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pal-tock
IPA: /ˈpaltɒk/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of short doublet or tunic with sleeves, sometimes worn beneath armour.

Example Sentences

"1905-06, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel The old tunic, overtunic and cyclas were too sad and simple for the new fashions, so now strange and brilliant cotehardies, pourpoints, courtepies, paltocks, hanselines and many other wondrous garments, particoloured or diapered, with looped, embroidered or escalloped edges, flamed and glittered round the King."

Etymology

Middle English paltok, of uncertain origin; perhaps a contraction of earlier *paletok, from pal (“pall”) + -et + -ok. Compare paletot, pelt (“animal hide”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: paltok
Suffix: pal

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpaltɒk/

Inflected Forms

paltocks (plural) paltok (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce paltock?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaltɒk/.
What does paltock mean?: A type of short doublet or tunic with sleeves, sometimes worn beneath armour.
Where does paltock come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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