Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pourpoint

/ˈpʊ(ə)ɹˌpɔɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pour-point
IPA: /ˈpʊ(ə)ɹˌpɔɪnt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.

noun

A doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.

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

From Middle English purpoynt, from Anglo-Norman purpoint, alteration of perpoint, from Late Latin perpunctum, from per- + punctum (“pierced”). The modern spelling is influenced by French pourpoint.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *pewǵ-, purpoynt, purpoint, perpunctum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpʊ(ə)ɹˌpɔɪnt/
British English: /ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt/

Inflected Forms

pourpoints (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pourpointerie pourpointing aketon gambeson haustement

Questions

How do you pronounce pourpoint?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʊ(ə)ɹˌpɔɪnt/.
What does pourpoint mean?: A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Where does pourpoint come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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